Understand global unemployment: The 214M and/or 7% problem
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Only about 25 percent of the world has a full-time job
Take a look at that chart above — it shows the countries in the world with the highest P2P, or payroll to population, rates. P2P is measured by Gallup, usually as part of the ‘State of the Global Workforce’ rollout… Continue Reading
Gallup chimes in on the where-you-should-live idea with Provo, Utah (joining everyone else)
Every media-type organization ends up doing a “best places to live” or “best places to work” metric/discussion/table/poll/etc. — all based off different adjusted factors — and Gallup is no different. They released a “Well-Being Index” recently that saw Provo, Utah at… Continue Reading
One in four Americans think the country is headed in the right direction (1 in 8 Republicans), and … somehow that’s an increase
Here’s some odd news: 23 percent — i.e. 1 in 4 — of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, per Gallup. The weird thing? That’s an increase — the last time Gallup did this poll, it was about… Continue Reading
Political polarization explained via Gallup: the Democratic Party in America has become more liberal over time
One of the biggest things we’ve been hearing about in American politics for the past 18-24 months is the increasing polarization and partisan breakdown of how things function. It all seems pretty logical, but now, via a new Gallup study… Continue Reading
Some important Big Data milestones around gay rights, marijuana, and the U.S. role as a global cop
2014 is about 1.25 days old right now in the United States, and it feels pretty OK so far — with the exception of the passing of Uncle Phil, nothing majorly monumental seems to have happened (and I’m not sure… Continue Reading