> After three months of unemployment [...]

Three months is because there are employment problems in your area, because it's a nationwide problem (Greenspan said that recession is over, but what's the real situation as far as employment is concerned) or just because it took that time to find the job you liked most?

This question is due to the fact that I'm thinking to move either in France or in the USA (not now, but maybe in two or three years), so I'm also collecting people's opinion about employment problems.

> It's a paycut, but still plenty of money.

I'm missing the exact meaning for 'paycut' (maybe you get only part of what would be the payment for that job?).

Thanks,
AP.