Sure but you were talking about perceptions and I was saying that white collars have seen the decline not blue collars.
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> On May 13, 2007, at 7:38 PM, tfast wrote:
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> > That is kind of odd as it is the old blue collar occupations which
> > have the
> > highest hours which have been pretty stable since 64. It is services
> > including professional services along with financial services that
> > have been
> > declining.
>
> But manuf'g has been declining as a share of the labor force, from
> 30% in 1950 to 10% today. In retail and foodservice, whose share has
> gone from 18% to 24%, the problem is often getting enough hours to
> pay the bills.
>
> Doug
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