For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
The data defies any kind of labor shortage, there are currently over 1 million unemployed persons in America with a Bachelors degree or better. www.bls.gov
Moreover:
BLS Employment Growth over (NonInstCiv) Population Growth by Decade:
1950s Population Growth = 11,516,000 Employment Growth = 7,215,000 (63%)
1960s Population Growth = 19,449,000 Employment Growth = 13,862,000 (71%)
1970s Population Growth = 30,811,000 Employment Growth = 21,224,000 (69%)
1980s Population Growth = 20,865,000 Employment Growth = 17,685,000 (85%)
1990s Population Growth = 21,667,000 Employment Growth = 16,998,000 (78%)
2000s Population Growth = 24,795,000 Employment Growth = 11,953,000 (48%)
Footnote: From the 2007 H-1B LCA database:
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The data defies any kind of labor shortage, there are currently over 1 million unemployed persons in America with a Bachelors degree or better. www.bls.gov
Moreover:
BLS Employment Growth over (NonInstCiv) Population Growth by Decade:
1950s
Population Growth = 11,516,000
Employment Growth = 7,215,000 (63%)
1960s
Population Growth = 19,449,000
Employment Growth = 13,862,000 (71%)
1970s
Population Growth = 30,811,000
Employment Growth = 21,224,000 (69%)
1980s
Population Growth = 20,865,000
Employment Growth = 17,685,000 (85%)
1990s
Population Growth = 21,667,000
Employment Growth = 16,998,000 (78%)
2000s
Population Growth = 24,795,000
Employment Growth = 11,953,000 (48%)
Footnote:
From the 2007 H-1B LCA database:
8/22/2007AM Albany Medical Center
Postdoctoral Fellow $37,000.00
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