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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by asdfqwer234 on Friday January 17, 2020 @11:23AM (#22075989)
Given wages not increasing with COL in cities and availability of credit (student loans, rising rents, credit cards, low interest rates) I'd assume poorly
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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by frockington1 on Friday January 17, 2020 @11:57AM (#22076429)
Numbers prove your assumptions wrong. Take a look over at the bureau of labor reports, Q4 2019 is out
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Re:U.S. job openings post biggest drop in more than four years by sdinsn on Friday January 17, 2020 @03:18PM (#22078758)
Except he's right. Wages have increased with respect to CPI, but not to COL. The housing market has consistently and significantly outpaced salaries.
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