Comparing Inflation 1960 to 2023
In our post, Fed Pause, Demographics and Inflation we showed the chart below that showed how millenials and gen z are now a huge demographic coming into family formation and…
Texas Tapping High School Students for Water Works
They say politics makes strange bedfellows and nothing is more perplexing than a state with dire labor shortages that is impacting the distribution of a key resource like water and…
Labor Shortages: Germany, Spain, Greece
We’ve written a great deal about labor shortages throughout the United States but the problem doesn’t stop there. In Germany, Lufthansa’s solution to their labor shortage is to bring back…
Labor Shortages: Doctors, Manufacturing, Fast Food
If you wonder where we get some of our ideas for our research, a great source is News.Google.Com and the key words: “Labor Shortage.” We check periodically to see what…
The New Demographics Nightmare: Kids & Elders
NBC News is reporting on the peril of child care support after the expiration of America Rescue Plan which could leave 3 million children without child care. A Century Foundation…
Labor Hoarding or Labor Panic?
The Kansas City Fed had an excellent release discussing the current labor shortage paradigm and we suggest everyone read it. Here are some key points: From 2001 thru 2019 there…
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Higher
The BEA released the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation and it’s not good. From the BEA: Personal income increased $45.0 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in July, according…
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…