Here is some econometric search-ing I did

Using Google Public Data-and Wolfram Alpha and The Bureau of Labour Statistics

United States

United States – Monthly Data

Data Series	Back Data	May 2009	June 2009	July 2009	Aug 2009	Sept 2009	Oct 2009
Unemployment Rate (1)		9.4	9.5	9.4	9.7	9.8	10.2
Change in Payroll Employment (2)		-303	-463	-304	-154	(P) -219	(P) -190
Average Hourly Earnings (3)		18.53	18.54	18.59	18.66	(P) 18.67	(P) 18.72
Consumer Price Index (4)		0.1	0.7	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.3
Producer Price Index (5)		0.2	1.7	(P) -1.0	(P) 1.7	(P) -0.6	(P) 0.3
U.S. Import Price Index (6)		1.7	2.7	(R) -0.6	(R) 1.5	(R) 0.2	(R) 0.7
Footnotes (1) In percent, seasonally adjusted. Annual averages are available for Not Seasonally Adjusted data. (2) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (3) For production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted. (4) All items, U.S. city average, all urban consumers, 1982-84=100, 1-month percent change, seasonally adjusted. (5) Finished goods, 1982=100, 1-month percent change, seasonally adjusted. (6) All imports, 1-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted. (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

United States – Quarterly Data

Data Series	Back Data	3rd Qtr 2008	4th Qtr 2008	1st Qtr 2009	2nd Qtr 2009	3rd Qtr 2009
Employment Cost Index (1)		0.6	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.4
Productivity (2)		-0.1	0.8	0.3	6.9	9.5
Footnotes (1) Compensation, all civilian workers, quarterly data, 3-month percent change, seasonally adjusted. (2) Output per hour, nonfarm business, quarterly data, percent change from previous quarter at annual rate, seasonally adjusted.

And also included are the average wages for salary of teachers and average salary per hour of some offshore  prone industries

http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes_nat.htm#b25-0000

http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes_nat.htm#b11-0000

and

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=usunemployment&met=unemployment_rate&idim=state:ST370000:ST540000:ST510000&tdim=true

WHAT THEY PAY TEACHERS (MAY 2008)

Education, Training, and Library Occupations top
			Wage Estimates
Occupation Code	Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile)	Employment (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
25-0000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	8,451,250	$21.26	$23.30	$48,460	0.5 %
25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	69,690	(4)	(4)	$77,340	1.0 %
25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	32,520	(4)	(4)	$74,050	1.0 %
25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	45,710	(4)	(4)	$68,130	0.9 %
25-1031	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	6,430	(4)	(4)	$75,450	1.9 %
25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	32,070	(4)	(4)	$90,070	1.1 %
25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	10,000	(4)	(4)	$77,770	1.6 %
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	51,930	(4)	(4)	$83,270	2.7 %

WHAT THEY PAY THEMSELVES

Management Occupations top
			Wage Estimates
Occupation Code	Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile)	Employment (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
11-0000	Management Occupations	6,152,650	$42.15	$48.23	$100,310	0.2 %
11-1011	Chief Executives	301,930	$76.23	$77.13	$160,440	0.5 %
11-1021	General and Operations Managers	1,697,690	$44.02	$51.91	$107,970	0.2 %
11-1031	Legislators	64,650	(4)	(4)	$37,980	1.1 %

and JOBS PRONE TO SHORTAGE /OFFSHORING

Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations top
			Wage Estimates
Occupation Code	Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile)	Employment (1)	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual (2)	Mean RSE (3)
15-0000	Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations	3,308,260	$34.26	$35.82	$74,500	0.3 %
15-1011	Computer and Information Scientists, Research	26,610	$47.10	$48.51	$100,900	1.1 %
15-1021	Computer Programmers	394,230	$33.47	$35.32	$73,470	0.6 %
15-1031	Computer Software Engineers, Applications	494,160	$41.07	$42.26	$87,900	0.4 %
15-1032	Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	381,830	$44.44	$45.44	$94,520	0.5 %
15-1041	Computer Support Specialists	545,520	$20.89	$22.29	$46,370	0.3 %
15-1051	Computer Systems Analysts	489,890	$36.30	$37.90	$78,830	0.4 %
15-1061	Database Administrators	115,770	$33.53	$35.05	$72,900	0.8 %
15-1071	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	327,850	$31.88	$33.45	$69,570	0.3 %
15-1081	Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	230,410	$34.18	$35.50	$73,830	0.4 %
15-1099	Computer Specialists, All Other	191,780	$36.13	$36.54	$76,000	0.5 %
15-2011	Actuaries	18,220	$40.77	$46.14	$95,980	1.4 %
15-2021	Mathematicians	2,770	$45.75	$45.65	$94,960	1.7 %
15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	60,860	$33.17	$35.68	$74,220	0.8 %
15-2041	Statisticians	20,680	$34.91	$35.96	$74,790	1.5 %
15-2091	Mathematical Technicians	1,100	$18.46	$20.24	$42,100	2.7 %
15-2099	Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	6,600	$26.44	$31.55	$65,630	4.3 %

 

UNEMPLOYED IN THE USA (above)

BY STATE (below)

16 million people out of work. Give or take a million.

How can America pay 5.6 million people UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

Keep another 10 million unemployed,

another 10 million only partially employed.

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and still claim aggregate cost savings from offshoring jobs.