Demographics: What Languages Do We Speak in the United States?
The number of people who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from 1980 to 2019, but the number who spoke only English also increased. Source: What…
Demographics: Fertility rate decline and impact on state budgets
Process efficiency improvements and automation are essential to addressing this, but will states embrace real solutions? When the economy takes a downward turn, couples often temporarily put off having children.1…
Demographics: Europe’s shrinking population
By 2050, according to the UN, populations will be in decline in more than half Europe’s 52 countries, including Italy, Spain, Poland and Germany. In five – Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania,…
Demographics: “The labor shortage could last for years”
Correct: The world is aging faster and allowing less immigration. It all adds up to a shrinking workforce population, Indeed and Glassdoor say. Source: The labor shortage could last for…
Demographics: More school closures due to declining population
The Granite School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Dec. 6 to close three elementary schools. Twin Peaks, Spring Lane and Millcreek elementaries are closing due to declining enrollment…
Crime, Fraud: “The GRE is no longer useful in evaluating students for graduate school”
The Graduate Record Exam or GRE is a standardized exam produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) organization, to judge one’s suitability to attend graduate school – except it turned…
Climate: U.S. Carbon emissions since 1990
More here. And emissions by U.S. state (from EPA) – Excel spreadsheet format.
Public health: Most of China’s population will get Covid-19
The vast majority of China’s population may eventually contract Covid-19, a senior health-policy adviser warned, as Beijing makes concerted steps toward dismantling its zero-tolerance approach to the virus and living…
Business: “thaw and eat” foods
Does anyone still cook real food, from raw ingredients?
Demographics: “Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?”
This issue is going to become worse due to the large block of young adults who have decided to have no children: A retired librarian, Ms. Ingersoll never married or…