Demographics, Education: Community Colleges have Failed
The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37% since 2010, or by nearly 2.6 million, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Those numbers would be even…
Demographics: World population may peak before 2050, then decline
World population may peak by 2050, just a bit larger than today: a new report states that if global society takes a “Giant Leap” in terms of investment in economic…
Demographics: Immigration now accounts for the majority of U.S. population growth
But many of these counties … are feeling the brunt of the nation’s low birthrate. …. Altogether, the nation’s 20 largest counties gained more than 300,000 new residents between July…
Demographics: Korean President Says ‘Emergency’ Plan Needed to Lift Birthrate
South Korea needs to adopt an “emergency mindset” to reverse its fertility rate that ranks as the lowest in the world, its president said, calling for new initiatives to fix…
Demographics: “Consultants recommend closing 8 Jefferson Parish schools as enrollment falls”
Schools are being closed all over the nation due to the sharp decline in fertility rates: Consultants recommend closing 8 Jefferson Parish schools as enrollment falls The proposed closures come…
Demographics: 3/4 of young adults say having kids is not very important
Gloomy: Only 23% of adults under age 30 said that having children was very important and of the total 1,019 respondents, 78% say they aren’t confident that their children’s lives…
Demographics: North Carolina dropping 4-year degree requirement for state jobs
Bearing the modest title “Recognizing the Value of Experience in State Government Hiring,” Executive Order No. 278 makes a number of concessions to economic reality. First, the order “recognizes that…
Economy: Federal Reserve interest rates over time
This chart illustrates how the Fed got way behind on interest rates, will a crushing rapid rate hike sequence. The chart also shows how much worse things were when peak…
Demographics, Automation: “Banks turn to automation to realize efficiency gains”
Automation will increasingly support customer experience improvements, product releases and other client-relations objectives, analysts said. Source: Banks turn to automation to realize efficiency gains | Banking Dive Automation is one…
Demographics: Will automation solve the labor shortage?
Peter Zeihan suggests perhaps, maybe, kinda, we hope’ish that automation may help with labor shortages. Some think automation is hard and won’t come fast enough; I differ on that point…