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As the nation recovers from the pandemic-induced recession, finding workers to fill job openings has been a headwind for many regions and industries. Although many researchers have pointed to the…
With fewer Alaskans choosing to have children the state’s population is expected to begin a decades-long decline in most areas. Source: Most of Alaska faces population decline as birth rates…
I have seen this phrase “aging population” appear in the media for years, probably decades. It’s confusing as it applies that we are somehow making more old people. What they…
The young tend to spend more on products. Think of buying a home and then needing to (eventually) add furnishings, kitchen utensils, laundry machines and so on. The old tend…
Source: bne IntelliNews – Population decline to take Emerging Europe back to the early 20th century
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
This is all over the country: Similar scenarios are playing out all over Oregon. A lack of qualified healthcare workers, which began before the pandemic and worsened after COVID-19 hit,…
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…
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…
This graphic paints a picture of the world’s population, showing which countries are most likely to welcome the next 1,000 babies. Source: The World’s Population: Where Will The Next 1,000…