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Cary

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1. The unemployment rate among college grads is somewhere around 5%

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 10:00 AM

Sep 2012

The fact of the matter is that unskilled labor has a huge problem. It is not a new problem and the prospects for people without skills aren't going to improve, ever.

That's a problem because we need some heavy lifting type jobs for certain people. I am not sure what the answer is, however we do know with impressive accuracy how much we need to raise GDP in order to raise employment. We know how to raise GDP. It really is that simple.

"Conservatives" muck that up with their lies, but the truth is that in our current state we need more government spending.

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The problem of unemployment can't be fixed until we are willing to look at the REAL job market [View all] ck4829 Sep 2012 OP

The unemployment rate among college grads is somewhere around 5% Cary Sep 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #4

What we need is to get ourselves out of this liquidity trap Cary Sep 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #13

I hear you but I don't think protectionism is as good as it sounds Cary Sep 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #18

Inevitable. Cary Sep 2012 #20

Excellent analysis Freddie Sep 2012 #2

The Employment-Population Ratio is another measure of economic recovery. It was 63.7 (unadj) or jody Sep 2012 #3

Usually if there are unfilled jobs that don't require specific experience or education Nikia Sep 2012 #5

O is a big factor, especially since so many new jobs are McJobs. Employers assume gkhouston Sep 2012 #7

This doesn't help: Republicans Have Blocked The American Jobs Act For One Year SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #6

The problem of unemployment can't be fixed until the sea-change KG Sep 2012 #8

If fixed costs do not prohibit, production seeks lower labor cost whether textile jobs to overseas jody Sep 2012 #9

+1 moondust Sep 2012 #10

The unemployment problem is much simpler than that, MadHound Sep 2012 #12

You're forgetting something, NashvilleLefty Sep 2012 #14

"stopped offering training"! Then why is govt wasting billions training the work force for specific jody Sep 2012 #15

Maybe the government is doing that because many companies won't do it themselves jp11 Sep 2012 #17

I'd disagree that the real job market is even this simple to look at jp11 Sep 2012 #19