Romania's demographic decline damages the economy.
With a population of 19 million, Romania is sinking into a worrying demographic decline. Over 5 million Romanians have left their homeland, searching for a better life in Western Europe.
Meanwhile, companies investing in the country struggle to recruit workers.
They are checking out of society and don't want to do this. They see a crappy house in Moorooka asking price 900K and they won't buy when they can have huge mansion in another country for 200K. What can we do to stop the flows?
Europe is facing a shortage of skilled workers. The Basque experience could be the answer.
Although no region is absolutely alike, there are lessons that can be adopted and scaled from the Basque model as EU member states prepare for the next wave of economic uncertainty and consequent clamour for talent.
They don't need people to fill out forms anymore, #BigTech can ask for the bare minimum with complete confidence that the first thing we're going to do after we confirm our email is enter as much #marketing and #demographics#data about ourselves as we can cram into the character limit of the bio field (and possibly add extra identifier emojis to our usernames for good measure)
"In the broadest sense, the Republican-appointed justices have moved to buttress the affluence and status that allow white people to wield the most influence in society, and to diminish the possibility that accelerating demographic change will force a renegotiation of that balance of power. "
FACT: People who live in Republican-leaning states tend to have less money, worse health conditions, higher rates of gun-related deaths and lower levels of education than people living in Democratic states
But Idaho, Montana and Florida had the highest population growth among US states between 2020 and 2022.
The other day, talking about issues on the fediverse, @mekkaokereke proposed an (apt) analogy which led to a tangential conversation about racism in Boston. I noticed, as I have whenever this comes up, a curious thing about what “Boston” seems to represent in the public imagination.
How can we make this issue a smile! We can help them do this. (kbin.social)
They are checking out of society and don't want to do this. They see a crappy house in Moorooka asking price 900K and they won't buy when they can have huge mansion in another country for 200K. What can we do to stop the flows?
Kbin's Demographics Survey (forms.office.com)
I am bored again and I didn't capture everyone last time....
Census: 2 Utah counties are among the youngest in the nation (www.axios.com)
The Beehive State remains the youngest in the nation, with a median age of 31.9 years.