Income Inequality In Pictures
From a set of charts about income and wealth inequality posted on the Web site of the magazine Mother Jones …
The “Green Jobs” Gap
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports on the slow growth of “green jobs” in North Carolina.
But even with the green industry’s growth, the demand for work has continued to outpace job openings.
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Many companies are small and get dozens of applications when a position opens. Some areas of the green sector, like green building companies, are struggling. Federal incentives designed to create green jobs haven’t materialized.
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Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry started a training program for entry-level green jobs in June. More than 90 people have completed the training, but only 22 have found green jobs, said Susan Garrett, director of the program.
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“It’s very challenging,” Garrett said. “The job market just really isn’t there right now for any jobs, let alone green jobs.”
Around The Dial – Feb. 25
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- The Washington Post reports on the Senate budget proposal.
- Paul Krugman sees “the shock doctrine” in Wisconsin.
- Calculated Risk noted the downward GDP revision for 2010.IV.
- Free Exchange is befuddled by U.S. fiscal policy.
Going, Going, Gone
The Economic Policy Institute graphs the 60-year decline of public spending as the share of the economy.
Around The Dial – Feb. 24
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Economix points out that the U.S. isn’t broke.
- The CBO updates its recovery act impact estimates.
- Robert Reich tires of “the Republican shakedown.”
- Jagdish Bhagwati dispels four economic fallacies.
- Rortybomb maps out the conservative Wisconsin plan for government.
- Calculated Risk summarizes the latest housing data.
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