Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/more-and-more-job-openings-goi Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter More and More Job Openings Going Unfilled Economy Sep 8, 2011 11:45 AM EDT A number of viewers were struck by our story last Friday on the question over current U.S. unemployment: is it more nearly structural or cyclical in nature? That is, are we simply in a down cycle, a recession from which we are bound to emerge, creating a bounty of jobs in the process? Or is there a deep mismatch between what jobs there are (or might be) — the structure of the economy –and the skills, or lack of skills, of the American labor force? The Wall Street Journal published a Labor Department graph that supports the “structural” explanation. Job openings seem to have been going up the past few years, but hires are flat. Just take a look. This entry is cross-posted on the Rundown– NewsHour’s blog of news and insight. Follow Paul on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
A number of viewers were struck by our story last Friday on the question over current U.S. unemployment: is it more nearly structural or cyclical in nature? That is, are we simply in a down cycle, a recession from which we are bound to emerge, creating a bounty of jobs in the process? Or is there a deep mismatch between what jobs there are (or might be) — the structure of the economy –and the skills, or lack of skills, of the American labor force? The Wall Street Journal published a Labor Department graph that supports the “structural” explanation. Job openings seem to have been going up the past few years, but hires are flat. Just take a look. This entry is cross-posted on the Rundown– NewsHour’s blog of news and insight. Follow Paul on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now