Only Blue Collar Jobs?
Who said that only those who have temporary jobs are the only victims of mass layoffs? In fact,
“No matter the color of your work shirt, this recession is sparing few.
From blue collar construction workers to white collar financial sector employees, the economic crisis has dragged a growing swath of American workers into joblessness.
Economic downturns predominantly used to hit blue-collar and young workers. But in this recession, layoffs and business closings are affecting bankers, middle managers, even scientists and journalists.” (AP | read the rest of the story here)
Dressed in a suit and with resume in hand, Chris Adams, 29, an unemployed salesman, tries to find a job on a busy corner in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
You might not easily believe that if you are still sitting comfortably behind your office desk, and probably just whining about the thermostat of your office’s air conditioning system. Here is a brief stat for you:
“White collar unemployment jumped 1.6 percentage points — to 4.6 percent — from December of 2007 to December of 2008. But blue-collar workers are still bearing the largest brunt of unemployment, at 11.3 percent.” (ibid.)That is a bad picture, I must confess. But there is still hope. Or at least, President Obama is focusing on the immediate relief for those who are greatly affected. The debate on as to where should the ‘stimulus package’ be allocated continue to wage on between GOP and the Democrats. Well, that is bitter, yet beneficial, par the democratic process. Although, while both parties debate on where should the stimulus package be allocated, at least they both agree that more jobs need to be created in the long haul –they rated it as the top priority. In my mind, this is much better than trying to fight wars that we could not seem to win huh.
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