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I wonder if Amazon has a plan to downsize its workforce. I would think in principle fulfillment centers can largely be automated. As cities are approved for self driving cars (everywhere in San Francisco in training) that will be another big cull. I suppose
that’s why they have education programs so that people will want to leave in a few years.<br>
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<span>On 6/7/22 12:22 AM, glen wrote:</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Top 5 in "Economic Health" are red states. But my guess is all we'll hear about from those states for this election is how bad the economy is. Economic Health is defined as:</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Unemployment Rate: Double Weight (~4.30 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Underemployment Rate: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (2021 vs. 2020): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Change in Total Civilian Labor Force (2021 vs. 2020): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Increase in Ratio of Full-Time Jobs to Part-Time Jobs (2020 vs. 2019): Half Weight (~1.08 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Median Annual Household Income Adjusted for Cost of Living: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Growth in State Personal Income (2021 vs. 2020): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Government Surplus/Deficit per Capita: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Share of Uninsured Population: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Share of Population in Poverty: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Building-Permit Activity: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Average Educational Attainment of Recent Immigrants: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)</span><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><span>Average Educational Attainment of Recent Migrants from Other U.S. States: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)</span><br>
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<span>I'm thinking this projects down somewhat to "service" vs "natural resource" economy. Timber and Oil and ??? have been booming during and after Covid and amidst WWIII while tourist/service economies must still be suffering the shutdowns?</span><br>
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