BLS: July JOLTS 8.8m & Hybrid Work Model
The BLS released their JOLTS report for July and it shows 8.8 million jobs open. Here’s a snippet: The number of job openings edged down to 8.8 million on the…
Demographic Depression
The Missouri Independent has an excellent article on the demographic crisis in the United States and asks a very important question, “Who’s going to work there?” We encourage you to…
$80,000 Is The New Starting Salary?
CNBC has an article stating that $80,000 is the new starting salary. Here’s a quote: According to the latest New York Federal Reserve employment survey released Monday, the average “reservation…
July 2023 – Social Security Enrollments Up 132,000
The Social Security Administration publishes a monthly snapshot of social security recipients which you can find the July report here. According to the over 65 enrollment numbers, there was an…
Labor Shortages: Alaska
It is August 2023 and long gone now is the talk of “nobody wants to work anymore” because of free stimulus checks, PPP loans, or other government hand outs we…
We’re At Peak Boomer Retirements
Investor’s has a great article on reaching ‘peak boomer’ whereby the bulk of the baby boomer generation is now hitting age 65. From Investors.com: According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s…
China Demographics In News
Both CNBC and the Wall Street Journal have articles highlighting China’s demographic problem and what it means to the global community. From CNBC: China is facing a demographic problem and…
Will Forced 401k Participation Save Equity Markets?
The year 2025 seems to be a pivotal year for a variety of demographic paradigms. First, we’ve written about the university enrollment cliff in Colleges & University Death Spiral that…
Demographics and the Airline Ecosystem
Flight cancellations have been in the news this week and there is a great deal of finger pointing and blame to go around but the fundamental issue with the airline…
Labor Shortages: Aging, Behaviors & Covid
The CDC recently released research stating that long Covid is keeping at least 18% of the labor force from working. You can view the presentation below or read an article…