It seems Sony Online Entertainment are sticking to their 'Please the whiners, stuff the players' school of game management. When asked, on their forums:

Why are Jedi constantly moved to the front of the line above all other professions when often other professions need more attention?

The answer, from Helios, one of their 'Devs', was a typical one.

Because the majority of customers play Jedi. It only makes sense from a business perspective to address the biggest collection of people first, especially if it takes the same amount of development resources to address one over the other. It's the biggest bang for the buck.

So, the profession that is played the most, gets the most attention - leading to even more people playing it because they see no point in playing their old proffession.

SOE removed Creature Handlers from the game because only 2% of their players played them. You could be forgiven for wondering how long before other professions go the same way as players leave their blasters or dance ribbons behind for the Jedi path.