Demographics: Anchorage school district considering school closures
The fertility rate in Alaska is 1.8 and has been steadily dropping for years. There are 18 Anchorage schools with a student body that is 65% of capacity or lower.…
If you are not global you won’t be working in tech?
Tonight, Microsoft showed me a LinkedIn ad for a position. I clicked through to read the description. Below that, they had photos of people working at Microsoft, with a link…
Demographics: U.S. Christian majority to be minority in 2070
Christians could fall below 50% of the U.S. population by 2070 if recent trends continue. Source: America’s Christian majority could end by 2070 Much of this change is because many…
Demographics: Social Security’s full benefits retirement age is 70
Interesting discussion – most people think “retirement” is somewhere from age 62 to 68 and few would say age 70. But the author makes a good point here: Social Security’s…
Demographics:U.S. Fertility rate from 1800-2020
The U.S. fertility rate has been collapsing since 1800. The "baby boom" was a self-correcting anomaly. The impact of this is perhaps one of the most important issues facing humanity…
Demographics: The demographic time bomb set to detonate soon
The linked article below notes the problem and is optimistic we can embrace necessary changes to accommodate this demographic time bomb. Our population is aging faster than at any other…
Demographics: Population pyramid, U.S. 2022
Here’s another view of the U.S. population pyramid, this one in 5-year buckets. This makes the labor shortage issues even more obvious in regard to the supply of “new workers”…
Demographics: Self checkouts to increase to combat labor shortage
Self-checkout requires just 10% the amount of labor of staffed checked out lines: Despite the fact that self-checkout systems can cause issues on both the retailer and shopper end of…
Public health: Percent of children vaccinated for diseases
Source: FastStats – Immunization Some of these students will “catch up” by the age of 5, when they enter school – because their school or state may require full vaccinations.…
Demographics: The U-Haul Index
U-Haul publishes an annual list of where it’s rental truck demand is – basically from somewhere to somewhere else. Here’s their January 2022 update: Texas edged Florida for the largest…