Demographics 44: Labor Secretary says we need more immigration
The decline in birth rates has been underway for 20-30 years, depending on the country. Every country says they hope to import immigrant workers but – this is global… some…
Demographics 40: “Bermuda Is Facing A Demographic Crisis” –
“Bermuda is facing a demographic crisis” and “the prospect of Bermuda’s declining and aging population in the coming years raises critical concerns about GDP, employment, health care, retirement benefits, and…
22-Demographics: An important reason to develop international skills
I added a big update to this post so adding this link as a new, updated quick look: 22-Demographics: An important reason to develop international skills
32-Demographics: India schools see decline in enrollment
Schools in India also seeing a decline in enrollment due to decline in births: According to the study, enrollment is a function of population, therefore a reduction in the number…
31-Demographics: Media catching on to the population decline
The Demographic Outlook: 2022 to 2052 | Congressional Budget Office (cbo.gov) Previous analyses of Census Bureau estimates make plain that the nation’s population growth has ground down to a historic…
29-Demographics: “slowing population growth, not pandemic, at the root of U.S. worker shortage “
And just like that, UC Riverside researchers are saying the same thing as this blog: Supply chain struggles have been widely blamed for the inability to meet consumer and business…
28-Demographics: Is the decline good or bad?
Is the decline in the global fertility rate a good thing or a bad thing? Perhaps it is neither – it is what it is. The Plus Side From one…
27-Demographics: Australia seeks more immigrants to solve worker shortage
They blame the pandemic but ignore the other problem – Australia’s fertility rate is less than 1.8, meaning negative population growth from births. Australia shut its borders for more than…
24-Demographics: Portugal introduces new visa to address worker shortage
“For the promotion of orderly and regulated safe migration and in the fight against the shortage of manpower, a new type of visa has been created, specifically a visa for…
22-Demographics: An important reason to develop international skills
We usually think of international skills as being applied when we head to other countries. But in fact, global skills will be more important than ever even if you do…
Part 19 – Population Demographics: In 20 years, 100% of U.S. population growth will come from immigration
Almost all U.S. population growth over next 20 years will come from immigration, and after 20 years, 100% will come from immigration. Over the next three decades, the report predicts…
Part 13 – Population Demographics: Universities to seek more international students
College officials are preparing to welcome a pair of students from the African country to the downtown campus in the coming weeks after forming relationships with six international institutions this…
Part 9 – Population Demographics: “Pilot shortage prompts proposals to raise retirement age, lower training hours. : NPR”
So to address the shortage, some in the industry and in Congress are calling for some big changes. Among them are raising the mandatory pilot retirement age from 65 to…
Most major startups had immigrant founders
I have been doing a LOT of studying on the importance of global thinking, for more than a year. This is such a big topic that I have not managed…
Follow up: Monkeypox projection made May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022: Forecast for monkeypox case growth to 300 million by end of June 2022 and everyone on the planet in July of 2022. June 28, 2022: Monkeypox case…