Ted Rall for December 17, 2012
Transcript:
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the greatest job opportunities are in the fast-growing fields of "stuff you don't like" and "things you can't do" Experts predict big growth in the exploding "get treated like disposable crap" and "you'd rather die than do this job" categories. The aging baby boomer population and the fact that things keep getting suckier will create millions of new jobs that you can't get and don't want. Next: Why'd you better go into debt and get college degrees to prepare for nonexistent jobs.
Lavocat over 11 years ago
America, circa December 2012.
SClark55 Premium Member over 11 years ago
Interesting approach to supply & demand in the labor market…
californicated1 over 11 years ago
To me, this cartoon was just as relevant in 1989 and 1991 as it is now, only the years have changed.
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 11 years ago
States with unemployment below 6%:
1NORTH DAKOTA 3.1
2NEBRASKA 3.8
3SOUTH DAKOTA 4.5
4IOWA 5.1
5UTAH 5.2
5WYOMING 5.2
7OKLAHOMA 5.3
8HAWAII 5.5
8VERMONT 5.5
10KANSAS 5.7
10NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.7
10VIRGINIA 5.7
13MINNESOTA 5.8
decimuscaelius over 11 years ago
the official unemployment figures are always a lie! Reworked statistics to justify our misery and blame the unemployed for not finding jobs.
work as we know it is on the endangered species list. overproduction and automation are the cancers killing global capitalism.
we must fight for full employment, 30 hours work for 40 hours pay, universal unionization, and the ending of poverty. c’mon y’all, exercise your gift of vision.
edward thomas Premium Member over 11 years ago
Interesting that all but one of the states on the above list are low population states, mostly farm states, with the exception of Virginia, which is heavily federal employees.Utah is Mormon, and all but Hawaii and Virginia are northern states that people are leaving for the better weather in warmer states. Even without the shale boom, ND would still have low employment.