“And then there’s everyone in the middle class. They don’t have much hope of wage growth.”
– Glenn Kelman, chief executive of Redfin, a real-estate brokerage in Seattle that operates in 25 states. Via WSJ – How a Two Tier Economy is Reshaping the US Marketplace.
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“Around the world, across 142 countries, the proportion of employees who feel engaged at work is just 13 percent. For most of us, in short, work is a depleting, dispiriting experience, and in some obvious ways, it’s getting worse.
Demand for our time is increasingly exceeding our capacity — draining us of the energy we need to bring our skill and talent fully to life. Increased competitiveness and a leaner, post-recession work force add to the pressures. The rise of digital technology is perhaps the biggest influence, exposing us to an unprecedented flood of information and requests that we feel compelled to read and respond to at all hours of the day and night.”
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“The underemployment rate of recent college graduates now stands at 46 percent, compared with about 35 percent for college graduates as a whole.”
– Are the Job Prospects of Recent College Graduates Improving?
pewresearch:
About four-in-ten of those younger than 30 (43%) say there are plenty of jobs in their local communities, but just 27% say good jobs are plentiful. Among older age groups, there is less of a disparity in views of the availability of jobs …
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