Daugumai jaunimo šakės

Vakarų pasaulyje auga bedarbystė ir mažėja atlyginimai. Šie pokyčiai stipriausiai paveikia jaunimą. JAV, ką tik baigusių universitetą atlyginimai krito daugiau, negu septynis procentus nuo 2000-tųjų metų. Kompanijos Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Caterpillar ir Navistar moka naujai priimtiems darbuotojams žymiai mažiau, negu seniau dirbusiems, kartais net dukart mažiau. Šis atlyginimų ir užimtumo smukimas yra lėtas. Jaunimas, kaip lėtai verdama varlė, nepastebi, kas vyksta ir neiššoka [1]. Be abejo, komunikacijų išsivystymas, leidžiantis perkelti darbus į kinijas bei indijas, ir robotizacija gilina šias problemas.

1. "Here is another change that might be a broader sign of a pending reset: A heavy burden of adjustment in the overall labor market is being borne by the young. Wages for the typical graduate of a four-year college have dropped more than 7 percent since 2000, and the labor force participation rate of the young has been falling. One consequence is that young people are living at home longer and receiving more aid from their parents. They also seem to be less interested in buying their own homes.

In manufacturing, for example, Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Caterpillar and Navistar (formerly International Harvester) all pay many of their new workers much less. In some of these two-tier structures, the new wage may be as little as half the old one. In addition to this rapid change, the companies also seem to be reducing the ranks of highly paid workers through slow attrition."