Category Archives: Demographics

Stratfor: Demographics and Geopolitics

Posted on October 1, 2012 by macromon

Good piece by George Friedman on global demographic trends.  The solution to declining populations?   Technology. …today, countries like Germany and Japan are facing massive population busts… It’s not the falling population that’s the problem…worst of all, it’s a falling and … Continue reading →

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QE3 Will Complicate Global Food Crisis

Posted on September 13, 2012 by macromon

There is no doubt in our minds that some of the QE3 liquidity will leak into agricultural commodities.  In addition, a portfolio reallocation will take place as investors look to protect their purchasing power through buying finite “things.” This will … Continue reading →

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Failed State Index – Foreign Policy

Posted on June 27, 2012 by macromon

Foreign Policy magazine is out with their annual Failed State Index.  No surprise Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Chad, and Zimbabwe top the list.   Click here for interactive map and data. (click here if chart is not observable)

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Highest Employed Occupation? Retail Clerks…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by macromon

Good stuff from the BLS.   Here’s their latest analysis on U.S. occupations, Retail salespersons and cashiers were the occupations with the highest employment in 2011. These two occupations combined made up nearly 6 percent of total U.S. employment. The 10 … Continue reading →

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Clash of Generations: Young Adults Hit Hard

Posted on February 14, 2012 by macromon

Take a look at the Pew Research Center’s study of the relative unemployment rates among various age groups in the United States.   Young adults have been hammered by the Great Recession. Isn’t this the generation that is going to … Continue reading →

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U.S. Employment: Super Bowl Blowout!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by macromon

From today’s BLS release, Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment … Continue reading →

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Sign of the Times

Posted on February 1, 2012 by macromon

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Where Are the Labor Unions? The Public Sector….

Posted on January 30, 2012 by macromon

Excellent chart from the BLS on the union affiliation of U.S. wage and salary workers. We’ve noted the differences between public vs. private sector unions in prior posts.   Here is the WSJ cited in one of those posts, …unlike in … Continue reading →

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Clash of Generations: A Discussion in Davos

Posted on January 29, 2012 by macromon

We’ve posted several pieces on the coming war between the generations and even how the Occupy Wall Street and Arab Spring are more about intergenerational equity than anything else.   Here’s an interesting discussion from Davos for those who have … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Wage Gap

Posted on January 26, 2012 by macromon

Interesting chart from the BLS on the U.S. wage gap by race, age, and gender.  Whatever the cause, it shows the U.S. still has a lot of work to do in closing these gaps through increasing the relative productivity of … Continue reading →

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