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A prostitute waiting for clients in a brothel in Offenbach, Western Germany.

While there’s not much reliable data that tracks the sex work and prostitution labor market, the world’s oldest profession can be a tempting—and lucrative—option when the economy tanks and unemployment in California hangs at 12.5%. Have you turned to exotic dancing, prostitution, or other sex services in the absence of other jobs? Anonymous comments are welcome here.

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Shira Tarrant, Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, Long Beach