I looked at eros and noticed there are only 18 ads for Ebony woman and 17 for asians.

Why are the ad counts so low ?

Are these providers using other service such as cityvibe and backpage ?

It's the holidays. I don't understand why so many people have to post about things that are due to obvious reasons.

or just general trends.  I haven't noticed a ton of African American providers anytime of the year ...

Local girls are heading to more lucurative markets, and girls from other cities are opting not to come. Girls I know ranging from the $1500/hr to girls who walk the streets all say business is way down in the District and neighbooring suburbs.  

For the guys who do want to see ladies, sorry, but the demand is too low to attract ladies. Not sure why as DC has had good job growth and relatively low unemployment rates conpared to other cities of similar size and demographics.

In Milwaukee, unemployment is around 25% - more than double DC - but in one week I can make 40 - 60% more there.

So guys, what do you think is going on? The recession is
affecting every city, but DC a fairly recession proof city has
had a huge drop.

Looking at the board it must the rumors of people getting busted.

Many people in this region will be unemployed if they get busted in a sting.

It does not help when there have been some high profile busts (in the past) of providers who screen.

Even though the unemployment levels are not as high, people can't change jobs like to use to get big increases in pay. Many people did not get pay raises in 2009.

Bonus money if it exists is way down.

There's 144 Indys and 23 agencies on EROS today. How many will you see? Too much time spent worrying about the half empty glass and not enough hobbying.