Thanks very much for your comment – and the clarifications. I saved the URL of your original post, but somehow it got lost when I wrote my post. I’ve updated the post and included the link.

I am aware that your findings are referring to the number of job openings.

The title of my post tries to reflect the overall trend that California has been a hotbed for SEO/SEM for quite some time (supply- and demand-side) – and include your latest findings in these developments.

Even if we want to play devil’s advocate, I agree with your assessment that a ‘boom’ of SEO jobs in California does not lead to less qualified professionals.

I think the growing SEO job market and the increased competition raises (again) the awareness that SEO is still a relatively young industry – an industry, which is challenged to establish education and implement ethics standards.

Thanks for your interesting findings! Keep up the good work!

Marc