tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067962.post109521853534456209..comments2023-10-09T12:06:00.796-05:00Comments on Iowa Geek: Jobs ReportDoug Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13321591462356632057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067962.post-1098317642425100932004-10-20T19:14:00.000-05:002004-10-20T19:14:00.000-05:00Josh, manufacturing is falling around the world. T...Josh, manufacturing is falling around the world. The root cause is computers and automation. The fact is that manufacturing has fallen less in the US than in many places in the world.<br /><br />Service jobs are rising, which includes mine - computer consultant. <br /><br />I live in Des Moines and one of our largest employer is <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ing.com%2Fing%2Fcontentm.nsf%2Fcontent%2F2B87DA9FF59BE152C1256A7600490CD5%21OpenDocument%26sc%3Dabout%26lan%3Den">ING Insurance</A> a Dutch company. Many of the jobs here are in customer service. <br /><br />If you would have read Dr. Sowell's article, it would be self-evident that the jobs being outsourced are the ones with a lot of repitition. The ones coming to the US need a lot of intellectual capital.<br /><br />I only know of 2 people who have lost their jobs in the past 3 years. Both found employment at the same pay rate or better within a couple of months. The new home contruction companies never stopped cranking out houses here in Des Moines. Kerry's rhetoric about the economy is easy disproved merely by looking around the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067962.post-1098284533577073402004-10-20T10:02:00.000-05:002004-10-20T10:02:00.000-05:00This isn't really true, either.
In 1981, thanks t...This isn't really true, either.<br /><br />In 1981, thanks to Reagan, we changed the way we report unemployment. The Europeans never did.<br /><br />By the old measure, unemployment is around 8 or 9%, just like in many European countries.<br /><br />Anyone who would try to make history of unemployment statistics into a single continuum is either stupid, like the good Dr, or a lying shill.<br /><br />Manufacturing jobs are falling.<br /><br />Service jobs are rising.<br /><br />No one is "insourcing" service insdustry jobs.<br /><br />If the "good" jobs are being outsourced, and crappy jobs insourced, is that a net plus?<br /><br />Or, as the statisticians say, are people being re-hired at 9-10 thousand dollars less per year after being outsourced?JoshSNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034864979736555692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8067962.post-1095264719765167172004-09-15T11:11:00.000-05:002004-09-15T11:11:00.000-05:00Oooh, nice addition to your previous post.
One ...Oooh, nice addition to your previous post. <br /><br />One would think that the WSJ, being knowing of all things monetary, would have a columnist who would rebut....Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796461745620939785noreply@blogger.com