The Shifting Job Market - Boomers, Gen X, and What’s Next

Season 5, Episode 27: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl reports on the shifts when it comes to employment and what we have to look forward to in the future.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with hi weekly economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 27 (7:57 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the job sector.   Why are jobs the hardest thing to count and check? Why do some jobs just fly under the radar?Uber, Lyft, Door Dash workers respond no to the question of “Are you working” – why is that?  Part time & self-employed people, how do we track them as working?  Training for AI… is this affecting hiring on people?  Are we seeing shifts in how people are getting hired because of the labor shortage?  Boomers are slow to retire – is this a problem when it comes to employment?  Gen Xers are retiring sooner than boomers – why?    Where does that workforce come from when you have an entire generation there?  As a country, why do we do such a bad job at training for the future?Ongoing labor issue – will this continue on for the years to come?Ask Dr. Kuehl a QuestionHave a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Brianna Dovichi at [email protected].