by Elyse Menger | Jan 11, 2024 | Employment Data
The goal of many middle-aged workers in years past was to hit the corporate retirement age of 65 and find the nearest exit. Not long ago, many companies had, and enforced, mandatory retirement policies. Maybe it started with the Walmart greeter phenomenon, but today...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 14, 2023 | Employment Data
The American Community Survey reports detailed labor force status by sex and age, and we recently added these tables to our annual demographic update set. While unemployment at any age is important, it is particularly problematic for young workers who struggle to...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 31, 2023 | Covid-19 and Data, Employment Data, Retail Data
The restrictions imposed on retail oriented businesses during the COVID pandemic had substantial effects on retail employment. At a local level, the effects were very much dependent upon the particular type of retail and the specific policies enacted at local and...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 24, 2023 | Demographics, Employment Data
When you think about a college town, you might think about a town where people put out a lot of college memorabilia in their yard or even how many bars are in a one mile ring around campus. For our purposes, we looked at true college towns with two demographic...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 29, 2022 | Employment Data, Maps
It is common knowledge that over the past few decades, the American economy has shifted away from manufacturing as we move towards being a service and information economy. At its peak in 1979, manufacturing employed over 19 million workers, which was over 22% of...
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