This is the metric that matters (U-6). Yeah it's gotten significantly better but it's not quite where it should be just yet.
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by Mr. Shaman » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:27 am
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Re: Men Not Working
by Dylan » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:46 am
This is the metric that matters (U-6). Yeah it's gotten significantly better but it's not quite where it should be just yet.
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Re: Men Not Working
by spacemonkey » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:44 pm
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by Mr. Shaman » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:24 pm
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Re: Men Not Working
by Philly » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:45 am
In all seriousness though, the boomer menace is part of the problem, young men are falling behind in education achievement and that's part of the problem but I think these current numbers also reflect something about the blue collar job market currently:
Construction is still trying to recover from the economic crash and we lost lots of manufacturing jobs that just aren't coming back. Meanwhile, a large portion of new jobs being created are service sector.
The industries that aren't creating jobs anymore are ones that have historically been male-dominated while service sector jobs have largely been held by women. A laid off construction worker probably can't walk into even a prole restaurant like Olive Garden and get a job waiting tables. The work culture and skillset are very different.
Construction is still trying to recover from the economic crash and we lost lots of manufacturing jobs that just aren't coming back. Meanwhile, a large portion of new jobs being created are service sector.
The industries that aren't creating jobs anymore are ones that have historically been male-dominated while service sector jobs have largely been held by women. A laid off construction worker probably can't walk into even a prole restaurant like Olive Garden and get a job waiting tables. The work culture and skillset are very different.
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