Gabor Szabo says that Perl needs more "young enthusiastic developers." Apparently even the Germans are having difficulty finding Perl developers. At my previous job and at my current job we are having a hard time finding developers (not just Perl developers), but Perl developers do seem to be more difficult.

Unfortunately stating, "We need more young, enthusiastic developers" isn't a solution. Gabor goes on to say that existing Perl advocates should help companies find these developers. I'm not quite sure how that is supposed to work (and isn't this more a function for something like perlmongers or Perl Advocates?). If I work for a company that needs Perl developers I will attempt to find Perl developers, but it's not like there is some magic box that Perl developers receive that keeps "young, enthusiastic" developers in stasis. There is simply more demand for Perl developers than there are hirable Perl developers. Companies will either slowly move away from Perl or supply will eventually catch up with demand (due to any number of factors).