Gender Unemployment Shift from Previous USA Recession Reflected in Current Job Interview Statistics

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2012-12-06 23:34

Article here. Excerpt:

'The historical trend of females bearing the brunt of job losses was reversed for the first time in the recession of 2008, and with some experts predicting the United States is on the verge of confirming they are in yet another recession, statistics reveal that 70% of candidates now attending job interviews are men. The majority of candidates are aged between 20 and 30 years old, with almost half reporting they are not in any kind of employment. A further 1 in 10 indicate they are employed in temporary positions highlighting job insecurity and increasing under-employment concerns.
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"Unemployment statistics peaked for men in the United States in 2010, and while it is still early to determine the exact reasons why men were affected more than women, there could be various contributory factors. For example the number of women graduating in the United States has surpassed men in the last few years, and certain industries that have traditionally attracted a lot of female recruits, such as healthcare and retail, are areas where job growth has been noted since the onset of the great recession", said James Weaver, Director of FindEmployment. "It is difficult to witness the impact recession can have on anyone, so I would advise both men and women, to be open to the constant evolution of the job market and move past traditional gender occupation perceptions", he continued, "Prepare to look at future employment opportunities in sectors you generally would not consider especially if these pessimistic expert predictions come to pass".'

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Here's the thing about the healthcare sector. It's the Baby Boomers. The growth has in these jobs, which are largely going to women in professions such as nursing, are all catering to old sick people whose generation is coming to the age where many are dying off. So what happens to these "growth" industries when the population suddenly shifts towards a younger demographic?

I will be surprised if it doesn't create downward pressure on nursing wages just as a lot of these same single mothers get into their 30's and 40's, with their out-of-wedlock children getting to be of college age. I'll be surprised if their children don't end up far worse off than they had been, even if they did get a college education. A younger demographic, OTOH, will bring back manufacturing jobs for men as pension obligations go down and productivity up.

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Submitted by dungone on Fri, 2012-12-07 19:31