Education: Biggest factor in post grad employment is choice of degree and internships
About half of college grads now work in jobs that only require a high school diploma.
Demographics: “Boomers are now in a ‘power position’ at work, experts say” – but not really
The “Baby Boom”, an arbitrary classification by the Pew Research Center, defines the Baby Boom as those born in 1946 through 1964. Those born in 1959 are turning 65 in…
Climate: Ban kids
Besides being stuff nosed little disease vectors, kids are terrible for the earth. It's time to ban kids.
Demographics, International: US job growth goes to immigrants.
With the declining fertility rate, a majority of U.S. population growth is now due to immigration. Similarly, newly created jobs are going to immigrants.
Demographics: S. Korean company to pay employees to have kids
S. Korea is in a very negative population growth curve and is desparate: A South Korean firm is offering to pay its workers $75,000 each time they have a baby
Demographics: Massachusetts eliminates college degree requirements
Massachusetts’ governor leans into the skills-based hiring revolution by axing degree requirements for state jobs. The private sector is up next (msn.com) Gen Z has the best time in 60…
Demographics, Education: Are today’s college students dumber than in the past? Not exactly
The average IQ of today's college students is less than the 1940s - but it is because almost no one went to college in the 1940s.
Demographics: Peak number of people turn 65 this year
No surprise: America is hitting “peak 65” in 2024, breaking retirement records (yahoo.com) Update: A December 2024 WSJ article says the peak is 2025 but seems to hedge suggesting no…
Demographics: The shrinking global population
Family Sizes to Dramatically Decline in The Near Future, Scientists Predict : ScienceAlert
Demographics: World population may peak by 2040
World population might peak at 8.5 billion by about 2040.