Category Archives: jobs

Where the Jobs Aren’t: the Growth of the Craigslist/Moonshine Economy

Posted on January 7, 2012 by whiskeysplace

Recent data released by the Labor Dept. purports to paint a rosy jobs picture. An estimated 200,000 jobs were added in December, preliminary results. Unemployment is down to 8.5%, though that reflects a lot simply dropping out of the job … Continue reading →

Posted in craigslist, income, india, jobs, moonshine, more | 5 Comments

The LA Times and Green Jobs: Stupid, Lazy, or Politically Correct?

Posted on December 10, 2009 by whiskeysplace

The LA Times on its home page had this story, by tiffany.hsu@latimes.com, with the headline “Job growth in California is going green” and the subhead “From January 2007 to January 2008 green jobs increased 5% while total jobs declined 1%.” … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, economy, green, jobs, la times, more, newspapers, pc | 6 Comments