April 23, 2006
Grim jobs outlook

The Washington Times
By Paul Craig Roberts

Is your job safe? Not if it can be done abroad. The only safe jobs are in domestic services that require a "hands-on" presence, such as barbers, hospital orderlies and waitresses.

For a number of years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly payroll jobs reports have been sending U.S. policymakers dire warnings, only to be ignored. The March report repeats the message. Ninety-five percent of the new jobs are in domestic services. The U.S. economy no longer creates jobs in export or export-competitive sectors.

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Posted by Richard at April 23, 2006
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