Labor Compensation Up 5.3 Percent – Government Worker Shortage
The BLS released the employment cost index summary and it shows that the cost of labor is up 5.3 percent year over year. Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 5.1…
CBO Outlook: 2022 to 2052
The Congressional Budget Office released an interesting demographics report today. The report is projecting a decline of the labor force by 2051. Changes to projected rates of fertility, mortality, and…
Wyoming: Demographically Dying
Our investment portfolio is based on a simple economic thesis: Better returns on investments are based on a healthy economy. And what is the basis of any economy? It is…
Teacher Labor Shortage: Texas Poaching Arizona Teachers
On the heels of our recent post about labor shortages Desperate Times, Desperate Poaching and Labor Shortages: Semiconductor Engineers & Teachers, we have this news article demonstrating the growing “war”…
Labor Shortage: Desperate Times, Desperate Poaching
An interesting trend that’s been happening the past few months which we think will continue to expand across key aging demographic markets to help ease the labor shortage is the…
More Calls For Immigrant Labor To Ease Labor Shortage or Just Hire Kids!
Despite a potential recession forming in the United States, there is still a labor shortage in many parts of the country. An interesting report from the Dallas Morning News points…
Labor Shortages: The War For Labor Has Begun
We’ve been writing about the demographic “boomer” crisis the United States is currently entering and how by 2030, it will be a full blown economic/demographic crisis. In a post entitled,…
Labor Shortages: Semiconductor Engineers & Teachers
The Econonaut is about sailing thru economic waters and exploring investing opportunities. When we consider what is happening across America and the world, we often encounter fascinating circumstances.. Today’s case…
America’s Demographic Map
We write a great deal about the aging of America. On any given day, about 10,000 boomers turn 65 and opt to leave the workforce, change roles in society or…
BLS JOLTS Report – 11.3 Million Jobs Open
The BLS released their JOLTS report and it looks like there are still 11.3 million open jobs out there. From BLS.GOV: The number of job openings decreased to 11.3 million…