There is a new letter to Nature - Postdoc glut means academic pathway needs an overhaul - which I cannot read as I have no access, but others are discussing it on FriendFeed and there have been recent posts on the topic of endless/hopeless postdoc positions on DrugMonkey and The Alternative Scientist.
Bill sums it up the best graphically:
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