Demographics: Labor shortage all over Europe
Source: Labour shortages felt all over Europe – EURACTIV.com All countries, basically. This report, though, fails to mention the fertility rate in Europe has been low for decades and the…
Demographics: How some job ads intentionally discriminate against those age 40+
Employers insert descriptive words and phrases into job ads that lead to fewer applicants over age 40. Some word choices are obvious give aways while others are subtle. Source: Help…
Demographics: Role of Marriage and Education in fertility rates
Source: The Decline in Fertility: The Role of Marriage and Education — Penn Wharton Budget Model As of 2019, about 41% of adult women age 25+ had at least a…
Demographics: The pilot shortage (and mechanics and air traffic controllers …)
Watch the video. It’s a shortage across multiple job functions, not just pilots. Why the U.S. is running out of pilots (cnbc.com) Pilot training is time-consuming and very expensive. But…
Demographics: The Death of Halloween Trick or Treating
Last fall (2021), we thought we’d see a return of trick or treating after prior years’ Covid restrictions. We had just 4 knocks on the front door. We had moved…
Demographics: Declining youth enrollment leads to more school closures
The declining youth population in the U.S. is already leading to tough decisions about closing elementary schools. In a few years, decisions will need to be made about middle schools…
Demographics: Fewer people attending college
There are multiple factors at play here: There are 4 million fewer college students than there were a decade ago. Among students who graduated high school in 2016, 70% began…
Demographics: The world’s working age population peaked in 2012
The working-age population historically drives the economy. According to a report by the World Bank, the world’s working-age population peaked back in 2012. Since then, it’s been on the decline.…
Demographics: Fertility rates have been decreasing globally for 25-60 years
For the last 50 years, fertility rates have decreased worldwide, due to women’s empowerment, lower child mortality and increased cost of raising children. Source: How much has the global fertility…
Demographics: By 2030, 25% of all workers will be over 55 years old
In a world where population demographics is shifting to a surplus of older workers and a significant shortage of younger workers, what happens to age discrimination practices? Bloomberg writes that…