Interesting interactive unemployment rate chart

[Mr Incredible]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ent-lines.html

[Indy Coug]

While mindful of those on the board that are dealing with the economic fallout, there have been several articles mentioning that there is a surplus of skilled jobs in the market that aren't being filled because there isn't enough skilled labor to fill those openings, even in a 10% unemployment environment.

[BigPiney]

It is intereting to look at those lines and unemployment percentages.

4.5 % rate for those that have college degrees

9.1 % for high school degree.

17.5 % for no high school degree.

Stay in school kids.

[UtahDan]

3.9% for the demographic at least 90% of the posters on the board fit into.

[TripletDaddy]

While mindful of those on the board that are dealing with the economic fallout, there have been several articles mentioning that there is a surplus of skilled jobs in the market that aren't being filled because there isn't enough skilled labor to fill those openings, even in a 10% unemployment environment.

what is meant by "skilled labor?" Is that referring to trades, such as welding, masonry, etc? Or does it mean licensed work, such as doctors and lawyers? I don't know but I have heard the term many times before.

[Surfah]

what is meant by "skilled labor?" Is that referring to trades, such as welding, masonry, etc? Or does it mean licensed work, such as doctors and lawyers? I don't know but I have heard the term many times before.

These aren't trades. These are specialized skills that often contain elements of more than one discipline. For example an IT engineer in healthcare.

I am in that 4.5% demographic. As are all the others on this board that I know of who are currently unemployed. And these others all have graduate and post grad degrees to boot.