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  • January 18, 2017 at 9:45 am

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    Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Monday, January 2, 2017 9:39 AM

    True, but we have less jobs overall. The truck driver that has to sit in the passenger seat? Because he doesn't have to concentrate as much or drive, he can work more hours. Good for him, may keep his salary up, but net, across a large society, we have less of those people. Sales associates moving to call centers, in general, less pay, less of them (they can multi-task better), and are more easily replaceable. Again, net loss to society of employment.

    Steve - I noticed you mentioned that there are less jobs overall a few times already.  Are you talking within specific industries?  Because in general from a raw numbers point of view the overall number of jobs is still very much growing, just perhaps not as fast as the population is.  The fact that the ratio has been decreasing is more of a function of people living longer past retirement that a lot of other factors, but it is NOT based on there being net fewer jobs.  At most you might have temporary drops (due to economic downturns or tech disruptions), but still the trend is very much on the increase overall.

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