Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Most Surprising Thing About Today's Jobs Report | Zero Hedge

Nothing for you kid, but does your Grandpa want a job? Since he’s on Medicare we don’t need to pay for health insurance coverage for him.

The Most Surprising Thing About Today's Jobs Report | Zero Hedge

- Workers aged 55 and over: +378,000- Workers aged 25-54: -35,000 Little wonder then why there is no wage growth as employers continue hiring mostly those toward the twilight of their careers: the workers who have little leverage to demand wage hikes now and in the future, something employers are well aware of.The next chart shows the break down the cumulative job gains since December 2007 and while workers aged 55 and older have gained over 7.5 million jobs in the past 8 years, workers aged 55 and under, have lost a cumulative total of 4.6 million jobs.

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-06/most-surprising-thing-about-todays-jobs-report

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