So the U.S. recession has hurt us all, even in Canada, we’re feeling the aftermath, but doing slightly better than the States, I’d say.
But have you ever considered how it affects different races, age groups, education level and genders?
Education is a given.
- If you have a college degree, you are more likely to have a job. Period.
Other things to consider:
- This is just a generalization, and the statistics don’t go into other nitty gritty details.
- Consider that your city or job area may also be an issue
- Consider that your industry may be faltering, dying out, or booming
- Or just your personality: you may be all of those checked off boxes, but someone’s laziness to even look for a job, or keep the job may factor into play
Here is a quick look
For All Races for Women in my Age Group as a College Grad.
Overall, it’s lower than the total trend.
And here are the differences only broken out only by race
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on Nov 15th, 2009
@ 12:30 PM:
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John Tedder
on Nov 15th, 2009
@ 6:01 PM:
I went to see Paul Krugman speak in Manchester, Vermont in October. After speaking for an hour, he started taking questions from the audience. A man a few feet away from me stood up and asked him where the jobs were going to come from for his children and grandchildren.
Paul answered that he didn't know, but green jobs might be an answer. He also said that something might come along that we haven't invented yet, that will revolutionize things similar to computing and the internet. But, in the end, he just didn't know from where the jobs were going to come.
I don't think we can sit around and wait for something to be invented that doesn't exist yet and green jobs could put people to work now. Why, as far as I can see, is nothing being done to create green jobs? What about all of the crumbling infrastructure in this country? Roads, bridges, water pipes that are 100 years old and leaking? We spent billions of dollars to save the casinos on wall street. Can't we spend a few billion to put some people back to work?
I am extremely disappointed that President Obama is not addressing the unemployment problem.
As Paul Krugman said, "We need a better government than we've got."
Embers
on Nov 16th, 2009
@ 1:47 AM:
wow as a black woman-those statistics make me really sad! I have educated friends (of all races) that have been looking for a job for ages! I wonder why there is a 50 percent difference! Makes you wonder!
FABULOUSLYBROKE.COM
on Nov 16th, 2009
@ 1:42 PM:
It concerns me too. I don't know why it's so far apart, but we have to be careful before we generalize that it's a question of racism
We don't have all the factors, unfortunately, and an in-depth study is difficult at best, as you might have to take into account an individual's personality as well.
FABULOUSLYBROKE.COM
on Nov 16th, 2009
@ 1:44 PM:
You make some really good points, and I think it's easy to blame any one group.
It is a problem we ALL got ourselves into — consumers, corporations, government, and the ones who were fastidious and played by the rules, got screwed.
Kind of ironic how twisted that was.
I agree that green jobs are the future, and I am starting to see more initiatives towards it, but I feel it is too slow.
As individual consumers we have to check our own habits as well. Could we be as green as we're being? Perhaps, but maybe not.
Not all of us recycle, watch resource usage, etc. Having a plan in place to sell us green items and to create green jobs is nice, but our attitudes have to change as well.
Thank you!