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Demographic Trends in Employment
by Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives/dshort.com The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have a wealth of employment data, much of which stretches back to 1948. My focus was the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) with some specific attention to gender and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Employment
Tagged demographics, Doug Short, Economy, employment
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Demographics Drive Economic Cycles
by Guest Author Art Patten – Bio end of article. Editor’s Preamble Economist Diane Macunovich has studied age structure and its many effects on individuals, economies, and societies intensively – and is the author of Birth Quake. This interview was … Continue reading
Smoke, Mirrors and Great Depression 2.0
The markets are forward indicators. Investors and traders put their money where their mouth is by anticipating earnings and relative performance of various sectors. Approaching investing using economic fundamentals is an important tool – as long as you leave off … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary
Tagged demographics, drivers, earnings, investing, recession, Steven Hansen
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Housing’s Demographic Shift
The growth in non-family households is staggering! The number of non-family households – people living alone or households that do not have any members related to the householder – has increased nearly five times in the last 50 years, from 7.9 million to 39.2 million. At the same time, the number of family households has increased by just 1.7 times, from 45.1 million to 77.5 million. The absolute growth in both has been about equal Continue reading
CBO Projects Little Change in Jobs Growth
According to the CBO, slow jobs growth for the next decade will be the result of a combination of economic and demographic factors. Continue reading
Posted in Employment
Tagged CBO, congressional budget office, demographics, employment, labor force, labor participation rate
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Demographic Time Bombs – They May Not be What You Think
Long term (over 20-30 years) demographics will favor the U.S. over Germany and China in international trade. Continue reading
Posted in International Economic data, Trade Data
Tagged aging, China, demographics, Europe, Germany, India, international trade, Japan
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