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JackN415

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4. Some of that can be attributed to fundamental shift of the economy

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 08:22 AM

Oct 2012

the shift can be due to technology and paradigm shift (oh.. horror, archaic words ). Productivity increases may mean a number of jobs will be loss permanently. Painful adjustment in human terms.

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8% Of The Pre-Great Recession Workforce Still MIA [View all] HiPointDem Oct 2012 OP

and many of us are working at jobs making half what we used to make. KG Oct 2012 #1

Across the history of work, skill shifts have caused under-employment. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #13

Imagine less than 100% obstruction. JNelson6563 Oct 2012 #2

Du rec. Nt xchrom Oct 2012 #3

Some of that can be attributed to fundamental shift of the economy JackN415 Oct 2012 #4

Or that the largest workforce in USA history is retiring at a fast rate. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #12

Yes, early-retired baby boomers could have contributed to this trend... JackN415 Oct 2012 #16

Question. bigendian Oct 2012 #5

Since mid 2010, 10,000 boomers a day have been leaving the workforce. Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #6

Probably. But the OP is not concerned about that. Obama bashing in disguise seems to be bluestate10 Oct 2012 #8

Read the OP's posts in Education, look at the join date--it should ring a Bell. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #11

Why do you seem to insist on putting out republican talking points? Now for your graph. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #7

It rings a Bell, does it not???? nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #10

answer: see below: HiPointDem Oct 2012 #17

UNREC for omission " above graph prepared before Friday's BLS jobs report." So graph is OLD, but msanthrope Oct 2012 #9

Plus, the graph that is posted clearly shows that Obama stabilized and uplifted bluestate10 Oct 2012 #14

I pm'ed you. msanthrope Oct 2012 #15