There are many days I am so glad that I could retire when I did and yet that doesn't mean I cannot be worried for those who have to work and can't. While employment rates were 'supposedly' on the upward swing, statistics show otherwise. The disparity can't be ignored and makes one wonder how such a developed nation's brains and monies can not rectify our poverty crisis.
Take a look at info recently posted in Time.
"The jobs crisis is severe and worsening: According to recent data, US employers cut 140,000 jobs in December. All were held by women, while men gained employment. On top of that, women ended 2020 with 5.4 million fewer jobs than they had in February, before the pandemic began, while men lost 4.4 million jobs over that same time period. And beneath this gender disparity was another problematic difference in job loss; Black and Latinx workers lost more jobs in December than their white counterparts. That’s a major blow, considering that Black and Latinx households are twice as likely to have difficulty paying their bills. They also face higher levels of food insecurity, COVID-19-related mortality, and business closures than their white counterparts."
Hopefully the new administration will place special attention to pull us out of this downward spiral. A new minimum salary is going to help but one has to have one job that will pay the bills. Attention needs to be placed on both race nd gender equality as many U.S. households are minorities and single Mothers.
Time for more monies to go to Jobs Corps along with more emphasis guiding our youth towards technical education vs 4 yr university programs.
Fingers crossed that our legislators will sponsor bills towards jobs and if not, we can let them know we want them doing so... We all have a job to make sure those who want to work can.
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