Jobs in media/communications and information technology are grabbing the most attention these days, notes Grumpy Editor.
Postings in those areas are getting more clicks on the web now than in February, 2020, finds a survey by Indeed, an employment website.
There is less interest in lower-wage, in-person sectors like loading/stocking and personal care than before the pandemic. Thus, that triggers labor shortages in those sectors.
Interest in loading/stocking jobs at warehouses drops 40 percent. Interest in food service jobs is down 18 percent while the focus on personal care jobs, home health/child care is down 33 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, only about 37 percent of jobs can be done from home, finds an analysis by University of Chicago economists.
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
CHINESE MISSILE LAUNCH "VERY CONCERNING." A Chinese Missile Launch “was a very significant event of a test of a hypersonic weapon system. And it is very concerning," Gen Mark Milley tells Bloomberg. "I don't know if it's quite a Sputnik moment, but I think it's very close to that. It has all of our attention."
STREET DOG TRAVELS WIDELY. Boji, an Istanbul street dog, is grabbing attention in Turkey by exploring the area by subway trains, buses, ferries and trams. He has become an internet sensation by traveling solo. Most days he passes through at least 29 metro stations and takes at least two ferry rides, and gets off trains and ferries by himself.
MORE POLICE SPENDING VOICED. The share of adults who say spending on policing in their area should be increased now stands at 47 percent, up from 31 percent in June last year. Of those, 21 percent say funding for local police should be increased a lot, up from 11 percent last summer.
PETA SEEKS "ARM BARN" IN BASEBALL PARKS. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says Major League Baseball should rename “bullpen,” where pitchers warm up, to more friendly “arm barn.”
TWO PERCENT CALL THEMSELVES WEALTHY. A Rasmussen Reports national survey finds 60 percent of adults consider themselves middle class, little changed from earlier surveys. While 20 percent consider themselves upper middle class, only two percent think they are wealthy, while 20 percent say they’re poor, up from 13 percent three years ago.
FEWER STUDENTS GOING TO COLLEGE. Recent college enrollment plummets during the pandemic. This fall, it’s worse. The pandemic sees far fewer students going to college, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
WARM ATMOSPHERIC GASES GROW. The build-up of warming gases in the atmosphere increases to record levels last year, according to the World Meteorological Organization. It says amounts of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide jump by more than the annual average in the past 10 years.
THREE STATES GRAB MOST DEFENSE DOLLARS. California, Virginia and Texas grab the most defense dollars in the U.S. In fiscal year 2020, Texas is awarded $83 billion in defense spending, Virginia grabs $64.3 billion while California receives $61 billion.
