Why Wages Aren’t Growing

Re:Why Wages Aren’t Growing by jussij on Friday September 22, 2017 @05:33AM (#15310519)

> Because there are 9 people waiting to take his job if he quits.

As the article points out, Japan has an unemployment rate of 2.8% and even there wages are not growing.

When the unemployment rate is that low, there will be no one waiting to take on the job if the worker quits.

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Re:Why Wages Aren’t Growing by corey_moncure on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:34AM (#15311560)

To be fair, many of these jobs are things like "Irasshai" callers and bank door openers and the guy who literally just stands on a podium at Nagoya station. (Is he still standing there?)

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Re:Why Wages Aren’t Growing by kstenerud on Monday September 25, 2017 @07:04AM (#15329433)

I'll check in an hour.

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