I notice that there is a change in work because it keeps decreasing mostly in the northern states rather than the southern states. probably because people would rather work in the warm areas than the cold areas.
"The decreasing working rates in the north"
I noticed that there is more people working in the warmer areas than the colder areas and there are more people in urban areas than rural areas. Moreover in most countries the working age population is decreasing. My headline would be " Changes of the world"
I noticed that the working age has gone down significantly across the U.S. I wonder what this map would look like in 2020, especially considering the pandemic. I would title this graph "A close looks at potential drops in the working age"
If you need to find a job, I assume that the midwest is the best spot to go. The working-age has gone down a bit there, and now younger people are able to find jobs.
I've noticed that the change in working is decreasing by a lot. There is a lot purple everywhere. I wonder why there is more purple in the Midwest then the Pacific North West. I think that more people people have given up on working in the Midwest because I wouldn't expect that much purple.
I noticed that it doesn't show the population. I would like to know this so i can analyze this graph better.
Title " What the h*ck is going on with the working age?!"
I noticed that, in most counties, the working-age population is decreasing, and even more so in the North and Midwest. I am curious what this infographic would look like if it included data from 2018 and 2019. Additionally, I wonder how the differences in the sizes of counties affect this infographic. My headline would be "A Changing Workforce".
This map represents fluctuation of how working age people (25 to 54 years old) has changed from one place to another in the years 2007- 2017.
What I noticed about this map is that most states on the west of the country are increasing their population of young people. On the other hand, states located on the east of the U.S show the contrary.
This makes me wonder that cities as New York or Boston which are very active cities and located at the east of the country, a small amount of young age people live there. It is weird that young age people don’t tend to live there, even though it is a very proper city for them to live.
FLUCTUATION OF WORKING AGE POPULATION
I've noticed that a lot of people like working in the warmer area than the cold areas. The graph shows that places near California there's an increase and there's a decrease on places like Chicago.
I agree that America is not full, but it is important to notice that the majority of the growth is in urban areas, whereas the population declines in rural areas - since the population is concentrated in the urban areas, this graph does not measure 'fullness,' but rather urbanization.
I notice that all of the of the orange fill in's are down in the south in America snd I think it's because its warmer.
I notice that there is a lot of change going on in the west and east costs but there is little change going on in the midwest. I wonder why this is! It is very surprising to me, living in the midwest I feel that people are working more then they did say 10 years ago.
“How Trump Is Changing America’s Population”. The majority of the decreased (purple) area resides in northern, midwestern and “rust belt states”. The NAFTA tariff treaty allowed corporations to acquire cheap labor in foreign countries, removed factories, and businesses from these regions initially. However, Trump has been encouraging more companies to return to America. Upon return, these companies decided to relocate to desirable areas considering variables such as weather, lower taxes, and location. Thus, areas like North Carolina and Texas are favorable, creating more jobs and an expanding population. The Northern “rust belt” states never regained those corporations, rendering them with a decrease in population that never returned.
It is strange that Utah experienced a significant spike in growth throughout the majority of its counties. I am not familiar with the economy or landscape of the state, and question what job opportunities are so plentiful there.
I notice that the working age is staying steady in northern states while changing drastically in southern states. I wonder if the northern states tended to have a steady birth rate but the southern states did not. They may, instead, have had spurts of births. I would name this graph, “Population Makes Drastic Change in Southern States while Leaving Northern States Indifferent”.
I noticed that the Working-age in the midwest has dropped. I wonder why the ages are decreasing. In the graph, the age of people working in the Midwest.
@Darius
I noticed the same thing. Also it does show that more of the age of people are working in the midwest.
I've noticed that the change in working is decreasing by a lot. There is a lot purple everywhere. I wonder why there is more purple in the Midwest then the Pacific North West. I think that more people people have given up on working in the Midwest because I wouldn't expect that much purple.
I noticed the warm areas have taken over a lot. There's a large majority of purple. And the cold areas have been minimizing. I wonder why there is so much Orange in California. And with this graph I think that this graph should be called something like "East West is the best, for get a job you'll want to work for the rest."
@Delaney D
I agree with your comment very much
I noticed there is more purple than any other color on the graph meaning there is a more standard number or even a decrease in a change in the working age. Since most of the graph is purple and purple represents 0% to -10% change in the working age, shows there was no change or even less of a change in the work age then previously.I wonder why there is a change in the working wage in the west and less populated areas, rather then the north east including cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. I find this very interesting for these densely populated areas would seem more likely to have a change in the working age since there is so much opportunity for work. What's going on in the graph, is the percentage of change in the working age between 25- and 54 throughout America. A catchy headline that captures the graphs main idea is Does a new percentage of age changes give more work gains?
I've noticed that the percentage of working humans in Illinois has gone down 10% in the last 10 years. This is a problem because as children we look up to older humans for everything and maybe if we see that out parents or older sibling are not working we might not want to. As a high school student i want to get a job but many of my friends don't want to because they think it would be too much work. why is our society getting less and less involved. our world is becoming all electronic, you can press a button on your phone to order food. What happens to going out with your family?
I noticed- that there is a lot of purple on the graph meaning decrease in age.
I wonder- when will the age decrease even more.
What's going on in this graph- it shows the change in working-age.
Catchy Headline - WORKING-AGE CHANGE
I noticed- that there is a lot of purple on the graph meaning decrease in age.
I wonder- when will the age decrease even more.
What's going on in this graph- it shows the change in working-age.
Catchy Headline - WORKING-AGE CHANGE
I noticed that there is a lot of orange in the West compared to East. I wonder if this graph will increase in the West over time. Things that are going on in this map is that in the East it's mostly purple and little orange.
The more urban areas such as Chicago, New York, and other major cities have a lot more purple than places down south like Texas, and southern California. I was just wondering why down south they have so much more light colors.
Why towards the West side of the U.S contains more and bigger orange spots.
I noticed that most of the warmer area's. have had an increase. where as the colder area's have decreased. This makes sense because most people enjoy the heat they will probably move to the warmer areas.
@Kaedence The hoter areas may just be the retire homes for some people so when they retire they just chill there and in the areas that younger people working at.
@Kaedence
I wouldn't recommend that because over time it will keep getting hotter each day because of climate change. California is getting flooded because it's close to a body of water. Arizona is running out of water and it's mostly in the West that's having serious problems.
I've noticed that the graph mainly has dark purple located in the north and in the center. Why? well maybe it's because people want move to warmer weather or maybe there are better job opportunities. Whatever the case is, most sates that have a warmer climate and bigger cities, are increasing in population.
I've noticed that there is loads of blue, especially in the North East, while in the West the graph is more orange.
I noticed that there is more of a decrease in the northern states compared to the southern states which have more of an increase. I wonder if it has anything to do with the popularity of the state or the climate that the state is in. For a catchy headline I think it should be "The Change in Job Age Over the Last Decade".
I wonder why there is such a raise in Florida.
I've noticed in the graph that there is mostly purple on the map. Areas where people between the ages of 25 and 54 have an increase of jobs is in the east-western part of the maps. From my observation, my claim is that people between those ages moved over to the east-western part of the map for better jobs there, especially Utah, Hawaii, Alaska, and California.
I'm really curious why people 25-54 years old have an increase of jobs in the east-western. Maybe People too young or too old moved away, and people between 25 and 54 moved in.
Now, if I wanted to catch people's attention about the job inflation in the east-western part of the map, I would have, "What has jobs for adults? East-west! It’s the best!"
I've noticed in the graph that there is mostly purple on the map. Areas where people between the ages of 25 and 54 have an increase of jobs is in the east-western part of the maps. From my observation, my claim is that people between those ages moved over to the east-western part of the map for better jobs there, especially Utah, Hawaii, Alaska, and California.
I'm really curious why people 25-54 years old have an increase of jobs in the east-western. Maybe People too young or too old moved away, and people between 25 and 54 moved in.
Now, if I wanted to catch people's attention about the job inflation in the east-western part of the map, I would have, "What has jobs for adults? East-west! It's the best!"
I notice that the western part of the United States have increased more than the eastern states. I wonder why that is. A title for this graph could be the workers of the United States.
I am curious about why more popular areas in the Northeast, like New York, have little to no increase and all decrease and places in the Northwest with less popularity have more increasing amounts.
I am curious about why more popular areas in the Northeast, like New York, have little to no increase and all decrease and places in the Northwest with less popularity have more increasing amounts.
I wonder why there’s such an increase in California.
Why is there so much orange in California?
One thing I do wonder looking at this graph is how they were able to collect this information and know it’s accurate. Who was questioned or surveyed to know all this information? One other thing I am curious about is how they know it’s from age range of 25 to 54.
I believe that geography plays a major role in this graph!
Headline: Ight IMMA Head Out
why is there such an orange area in north Dakota but no where else around that area
I think people are moving down south for better pay and the whether there. Also the North states should pay more money to attract some younger people back.
I see that in Washington, California and Utah have seen major changes. I think it is kind of cool that in Texas it looks like a mosaic. New York is major blue and purple which I am not surprised about.
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Why is there so much growth in Utah? What is there that attracts workers?
@Skuza people move to these certain places because there could be something that particular person wants.
I wonder why there are so many people in the south than there are in the north. Is it because of the warm weather or because there are generally more people so they have more of a chance to get a good, well paying job?
One claim for why the change in population percentages are that many people go to the southern states for they may suit them better with temperature, as those in the cold are more likely to get sick and out of their job for a period of days. Although this doesn’t fit for North Dakota, as I really wonder why a decent portion of North Dakota is rising in percentages as it’s not as well known as other US States like Florida and California.
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@Grant
I really like that Grant has put a lot of effort in his claim by researching the temperatures in each growing area. This claim is really strong, and I loved that he has addressed a flaw in his claim, but nonetheless, really good comment.
I wonder why the top of California has such a decrease in working age population.
I am curious about why there isn’t more population increase in the rocky mountain area where there would be a lot more job options working on engineering for the mountain range.
Whats Going on in the coast that makes it so favorable to ages 25-54
@Jack
Why people move near the coast is because people want to enjoy their lives with ocean access.
I wonder why so many people in the work force are moving too Utah to work? I also wonder why so many people are moving to California?
@Kaden
I think you ask a good question, and I hope you find the answer to your question.
I wonder why Michigan has so little people working ages 25-54 compared to Alaska.
I wonder why so many people want to move to Alaska to go into a dangerous job.
@Jude I have been wondering the same thing it seems weird that you would want a dangerous job.
@Jude
I like how Jude put thought into the people maybe aren't connected to our country or potentially have a different life style.
I wonder what is driving workers down to the south, or why the majority of the population seems to be born in the southern areas.
@Charlotte I was wondering the same thing. The south seems to be increasing more while the north seems to be decreasing.
Why does the west side of the United States have more brown than the east side?
I wonder why in Alaska there is such an increase in the top part of Alaska.
I wonder why the western states that some or deserts have a increase in population.
why is there such an orange in North Dakota but nowhere else around that area
I wonder why there isn't more dark brown in New York City.
I wondered why there is such an increase of population in Colorado.
Why is there no orange parts in Maine, New York, Delaware, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island?
Why does the southern half of California have so much light brown areas but very little velvet areas?
On the map it shows Michigans population of 25 to 54 year olds is decreasing. I wonder why?
I wonder why western U.S has so much more population than the northern U.S
Are there more job opportunities where it is warmer in the south?
I wonder why the west is so much more brown than the east.
why is there so much purple bro
I wonder why it is mostly dark purple towards the middle of the U.S.
Why is there a lot of dark brown in Utah?
My catchy headline would be "Millenials taking over jobs in the East Coast"
I wonder why the south and the Left part of the U.S have the most work population
I wonder why in Alaska there is such an increase in the top part of Alaska.
@Zach I think this is a very interesting question that you asked
@Zach I think that there is a increase in the top part of Alaska because there are oil mines there
@Zach I think the reason that Alaska has such a increase is because of the oil in Alaska
why does California have more light brown and then in la the population is increased.
@tobie Because LA has a lot of businesses.
@tobie I think its because L.A is a big city with a lot to do and has a lot of job opportunities.
@tobie, The population of California would be increased near LA because it is a tourist attraction and there's a ton of job opportunities there.
I notice that a lot of the states on the outside of the U.S. with the acceptation of the northeastern area have a huge increase In working age population
The ages in more physically demanding jobs are younger people while older people are doing jobs that are less Why does the eastern side of the U.S has more older people Is disney growing Why are people in new york going down Why do people want to work in northern alaska The map shows the ages lowering Headline: The babies are not booming
@Jacob
It was nice how you asked questions about the job rated and city rates comparing from the north and the south.
@Jacob I think people in New York might be going down because the cost of living is high.
@Jacob I think all of the questions you asked about the population increases and decreases were really good.
I think that its either more people are getting old then people are growing up or its immigration from the south and that start to work in the southern states.
Why is there such a huge uptick in working-age people in the western U.S?
@Ben I think that this is because of better pay and more jobs with having importation availability
I have noticed that the working age In Alaska is going down. But what I want to know is why would younger people or anybody want to wok their full time.
@Charlie,
I agree. Alaska never seemed to be very popular and the numbers going down just show it.
How come no dark orange/light brown is in the area near Maine and there is a huge dark orange area/light brown that is at the coldest point in Alaska, the coldest point in the US and people are living there but if you look near the area around Maine is light purple and dark purple.
I think that there are more people working in the south because people have immigrated and also people may like the warmer climate.
@Cece
I agree with you because if I wanted to be in a work environment that suits me I would want to be in a warmer climate rather than a cooler one because you can actually put yourself in danger sometimes because if the roads are icy you can die from a car crash.
@Cece I also thought the same thing. It seems as if the west side of the u.s has an increasing amount and same with many of the warmer states.
Places with more popularity has a lot of dark orange spots and also the places that will pay better.
I noticed that more young people were working in the southern states and less in the northern states.
@Eric I agree with you. There are a lot of people working in the south. the reason could vary from how they like the climate or how much pay they get.
I notice more purple than orange in most of the states. I wonder what that means in 2019. Is it the same as it was pre recorded?
I think one of the reasons that this is happening is because most of the states that are purple have very bad weather in the winter times. Around those time jobs may get shut down for the winter because of roads and the heavy snow that we suffered for last year. I also think that employment jobs are being over flowed and many people up north are not able to get a job because of it. some people may be moving down to the south states because of it for a better chance for a job and better conditions to work around.
In this graph, I’ve noticed that the states with -10 in the dark purple have not changed their working ages and have kept them as they were from the start. I am curious to know about the ages because I don’t understand why it has 25-54. Are they the ages that people normally start real work? People in the working field typically start working around those ages and maybe a little bit younger depending on the -10 or a little bit older if it says +10, and the 0 is the normal ages 25-54. (most are dark purple).
Why the Northern United States is more purple than the west coast?
@Sammi I think this question is really good and I did nit think of it.
@Sammi. I am wondering that too. like are there less jobs in the North?
@Sammi
It may have something to do with the weather but other than that I'm not sure.
I wonder why there is no people that live in the north eastern part of America
Why does the north have more purple spots than the south east and west? Is it because there's warmer weather and people don't like the cold?
@Autumn I think the north has more purple because we have less population that other parts of the U.S.
I wonder why there's such an increase of the working age around the western part of the USA.
@Kate That is a really interesting question and I'm wondering the same thing.
I think this graph is showing us that more people are retiring than than kids who are being born. Therefore less and less people are working.
@Hope I agree with your inference, but are people getting older and no one's being born or are people just traveling to warmer places?
People are getting older, the huge amount of people born right after WW2 are reaching retirement. Younger people are coming in and starting to even work earlier than before.
“ Baby boom babies have reached retirement”
I noticed that states in the north east and the rust belt are purple and decreasing in working age. Younger aged people are working more in these parts of the world than others. The graph represents how the working age population has changed in the last 10 years. Another thing I noticed is that in most states the working age population has decreased, however in the deep south and far west it’s increasing.
I notice that the midwest had the largest decrease in population while the west coast generally increased. I wonder why there has been such a dramatic decrease in the population over these ten years.
Headline: “Dramatic Population Decrease Over 10 Years”
I noticed that the northeast kingdom and surrounding areas had very little beige/orange, meaning that the working age population has gone down. Then I remembered hearing that the unemployment rate in that area had been very low! I think that this is because there is not an overload of people needing jobs, so most people have one. I think it would be interesting to see an unemployment graph of the U.S. beside this one.
The west has the larger increase in the United states.
I think this graph shows a big increase in the western areas.
@XavierPS Yeah but in the south and east as well. I suppose the north is too cold.
@XavierPS yes, because maybe its warmer and people go there because they don't wanna live on the North East side of the US because they have maybe retired and they feel that I wanna move to the warmer side of the US.
I notice that in the west the bigger areas have increased in the working-age population. I also noticed that in the east the smaller states have decreased a lot more than the bigger states. If I was to mek a name for this graph I would call it United States Working Age Population in the last decade.
I noticed that in the north-east (Maine, NH, Massachusettes, Vermont.....) it is almost all 0% and -10%, but in the west it is pretty much half orange and half purple. I also noticed that the states were split up into bigger sections in the west than in the east.
What I noticed -
I noticed the way the map is broken up it appears as if it is broken up by state and then the different regions in the state. I also noticed that the working age seamed to decrease in the northeast, and increase in the west and southwest.
i think a good title could be
working age is changing fast
@sofia I agree with your title it's brief and explains the whole thing.
I notice that in the east the working-age population is made up of smaller areas. In the west, bigger areas have increased in the working-age population. I wonder what makes up this graph and what are the boxes based off of. If I had to think of a name for this graph I would choose Working Age Population in the Last Ten Years.
The graph represents how the working age population has changed in the last 10 years. What I have noticed is that in most states the working age population has decreased. But when you go to the west the population seems to increase a fair amount. The southern countries see some increase in some areas. This increase and decrease is due to people becoming older. In 2007 there were people in the working age, but as they got older they exited the working age. As more people enter the working age it turns more orange. In the areas that are purple, more people exited the working age than entered it. In the orange areas more people entered the working age than exited it. Thats why in more urbanized areas ike major cities are darker orange. And more rural areas like country sides are more purple.
I noticed that in states with a higher population, the percentages were higher. For example, most of California either stayed at 0% or increased by 10%. In most of Michigan, people the ages between 25-54 working has gone down. If it has gone down in Michigan but up in California, more people could have moved to California instead of Michigan, between the ages of 25-54 years old.
@Kenzie Stapert I agree with this statement. There are some very valid observations in this statement. I think that there are some things in this statement that are very very true.
The graph shows the increase and decrease of working-age people in the United States since 2007. A large majority of the states lost more working-age people than they gained, which is a large problem. Due to the huge amount of people born around World War 2, there are less workers now because a lot of the old workers are too old now.
This Graph may show an increase of working age adults moving to more vacationy locations for work and less suburban ares.
I noticed that mostly western and southern states are increasing, but northern and eastern states are decreasing.
In this graph, the population of working age has decreased significantly especially in the east.
I notice that the work force of the ages 27-54 are moving to warmer climate areas. As you can see in the map place like California, Florida and Texas are all mostly orange and brown. and place where there is a high population like New York, Illinois, and Pennsylvania are all on the decline.
@Brayden S
we also had a problem with job implements because we have so many jobs taken in the North so there are trying to find a new place to work at.
What I noticed about the graph is; All of the increasing ages are near water (east coast / west coast ) while the rest of the map is mainly purple.
@Mariah C That is something pretty interesting that you noted. I didn't think about that but there are probably more people who live around the water meaning there's going to be more people working there
Ive notice that this graph shows the change of work population from 2007 2017 and Ages 25-54 and there has had a big increase of jobs and it also show that dark purple jobs have gone down and the tan color has gone up sense 2007 and maybe people have moved south and the tan spots show that there are maybe more job choices the people would like in the tan.
What made the working age go down
I think that this graph shows that people are moving to other places in the United States for jobs and having families. More people are able to work in Florida than in Michigan. There were more people in jobs back in the day than now. Big cities are booming with people and jobs and more rural area of the United States have taken a work population tumble because people want to live in big cities and not in tiny areas of the country. Like the northern parts of the United States have decreased in work population while others like the west and east coast have been on a major increase.
There is way more purple than orange so there is a decrease in the age for most of the states and all of the popular states are getting increased with the amount of population by having people move, born, and live there. On the graph it shows more light purple than dark, which goes to show that the ages are decreasing. It needs to show the same amount for every state or close to it or there is going to be less population in the states that are less popular.
My questions are, "Where did the 10% of most of America go?" "Where did the 10% in certain parts of America come from?" I shouldn't draw conclusions with only an infographic with fairly little information.
Notice: More working-aged people are flocking to the coastal areas. We also noticed that all the Hawaiian Islands are seeing an increase of working-age people, except for the "Big Island."
Wonder: What would the map look like with a different category of ages, for example, 18-75.
Catchy Headline: America is Moving!
This graph represents the fluctuation in the working age population during 10 years, from 2007 and 2017. What I noticed from the information provided by the map was that in most states the working age population decreased and average of 10 %. Form this graph what made me curious is that in a sTate like Chicago which is very busy one, the working age population decreased, what I wonder is, What may be the cause for this fall?. THE ROLLER COASTER OF THE WORKING AGE POPULATION.
@Valeria B
I also wonder the cause for this decrease. It many have decrease in Chicago because many who were working in the past decade might have since retired.
I noticed that there is more workers in that age where there is different opportunities, beach front Staes have more than others. There are big cities, bigger numbers and more jobs. Places like Hawaii have lots of opportunities. Now Alaska on the other hand, have to work. Lots have to work for longer periods of time. that is why the age is more up there.
My question is why isn't it darker in Hawaii? You would think that a vacation spot would have more people working.
@Brady Crocker- I agree with your question a lot of people would mostly live there or have a less population.
@Brady Crocker
The last part about Hawaii not having work population as big as other vacation destinations is due to the fact that it is so far away from the mainland of the United States that people don't want to be away from their family and friends in Hawaii so that's why it isn't as big as other parts of the United States because it's not part of the mainland.
@Brady Crocker
I agree people want opportunity not to be closed off
What I noticed about this graph is that while some big cities seem to stumble in the working age, more open and urban areas seem to be soaring. I also noticed that from the Central U.S. to the Eastern U.S., the majority of cities and counties seem to have an overall decrease in the working age population, while the West Coast to the Southern U.S. has seen the biggest increase in the working age population.
@Lucas Walsh Why do the major cities have a decrease?
The main thing I notice is there’s a lot more dark purple indicates a decrease in the working age population than there is orange which indicates an increase in the working age population. I think this can be as a result of the growing importance of Silicon Valley and jobs related to it in the west coast because new high tech related jobs are constantly being developed in the west.
I wonder why Florida would be so orange if it is a state known for its high population of retired people.
@Victor V. I agree with what you are saying about Florida being known for having a high population of retired people.
What I noticed about this graph is that it’s mostly the Western and Southern areas of the United States are increasing the working age, but the Northern and Eastern areas are decreasing the age.
What I notice about this graph is that generally the amount of people ages 25-50 has decreased, especially in the north-east.
This might be due to some of the western states growth. it also seems there is always an increase near cities.
The graph shows the change in the working-age (25 to 54 years old) population from 2007 to 2017. What I've noticed about the graph is that most of the darker purple color (-10) is placed in the middle and the orange color (+10) is more towards the outside.
The graph shows the change in working age population—25-54 years old—from the year 2007-2017. I have noticed that almost all of New England is marked with light and dark purple which means the population has either decreased by 10% or stayed the same. This is true most likely because of an increasing amount of young employees that obtain careers at a younger age than 25. The only noticeable orange area is located in New York City, which experienced an increase of the working population by 10% most likely due to increasing jobs and job stability for older employees. I also noticed that on the west coast in states like California, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and even up north in Alaska there is a considerably large amount of orange displayed in the graph which could mean there is a significant amount of employees that are young or older employees that have better job security.
I wonder why New England is almost totally purple. Is it because they have a large amount of young employees? Why is the working population on the west coast made up of older employees (as seen by the large amount of orange)? I also wonder how much of an effect it would be if the graph included people that are 16-24 years old because they are the minimum age to work. Would adding the large amount of young employees to the graph make it increasingly more orange than it is now?
Is the Rise In Young Employees Harmful or Helpful to the American Workforce?
What I notice about the graph is that the light purple and the dark are more common in the middle of the US. and the orange and light orange color is more common in the big city areas of the US.
@hannah
My question is, "Where did the Purple go, and Where'd the Orange come from?"
You can't just disappear just like that, and Spontaneous Generation was disproven a long time ago.
I noticed that there seems to be more of an increase in working population in states with more population and more on the western side than the eastern side, except for Florida. Which probably has to do with the types of jobs you can get in those certain states.
@Jacob Waterlander that is interesting and a good point
What I have noticed about this graph is that there's a larger amount of the darker purple (decreased 0-10 percent) located throughout the country and takes over more than half of the graph. Also the dark purple is found more central and more common in these areas than on the left or right side of the graph.
What I am curious about is that why the untied states is decreasing change in the working ages more than it is increasing. I know the graph looks pretty even but I can tell that it looks like its decreasing more.
@Ella Glenn
I also noticed that there is an increase along the coast. Also, I am curious to know why the working ages are increasing or decreasing and what is influencing it. I think that people are moving to other states with more opportunities to make more money or just to get a job in general. I also think that the United States in decreasing more than it is increasing.
Why is the average working age decreasing? Shouldn't be increasing, due to the population increase, as well?
What I have noticed is more people want to work in warmer weather than in cold weather. For example there are way more people that are more people want to work in Florida than in Michigan.
what I noticed is bad we need to work a lot of people are not working anymore and it's sad. What I noticed about this map is that most states of the Northeast part of the country had decrease extremely. also Florida is where most people go to retire I did not think that a lot of people would want to work there.
The main thing I notice is there’s a lot more dark purple indicates a decrease in the working age population than there is orange which indicates an increase in the working age population. I think this can be as a result of the growing importance of Silicon Valley and jobs related to it in the west coast because new high tech related jobs are constantly being developed in the west.
I wonder why Florida would be so orange if it is a state known for its high population of retired people. Could it be that social security is too low and these people now need to find ways to make the money they need?
Headline: The West is Evolving into an Industry Titan
When I first saw the graph I noticed that there were certain places that had a high concentration of purple and very few dark orange. In places like Michigan there are only four orange spots while the rest is dark purple.
I was asking myself what caused there to be so many more dark purple spots than orange. and why only this specific age range?
Title: The Work Population Change
I noticed that most places in America have gone down in jobs. The pats that haven't are on the west coast, Florida, and Texas which kind of worries me cause there still is the rest of the states that are losing jobs and looks like we are not doing anything to help increase the jobs.
The working age in most of the midwest and most of the east coast have gone down 10%.
The working age in most of the west coast and most of the south have gone up 10%.
The more purple is directed towards the right side and middle more than anywhere else while states on the left side like California are more increasing and orange in color and other places like Michigan are more purple.
My question is, why is there just a dramatic change on the west side of the U.S? Is it just because it is more populated in those states?
what I had noticed is that the graph shows that there is some ares that it is a big decline in the middle and it is getting worse in the east.
More people are working at the younger in sates that have bug cities.
@Braedan, I don't think the age of workers entirely depends on the state. Maybe it is just because people started to move to the nicer states.
I had noticed that the dark purple was focused more on the middle of the u.s. than other parts. I wonder what the causes of this could be? could it be because they are not including people who are working minimum wage?
Headline: The ups and down of an age group
It crazy how much purple there is.
@Drew I agree with you
What I had noticed about this graph is that the purple is more concentrated towards the middle of the large part of the US (not including Hawaii and Alaska. I suggest this is because there aren't many cities there so I don't think many people have registered jobs, it's mostly going to be agriculture and farmland. there is also a larger concentration of orange int he major cities where it's easier to get jobs.
My question also is why aren't the minimum age required workforce included? Why did they not include the people who work at the minimum age for part-time jobs as well?
Headline: The workforce comparison of the new generation
@Raj R. Patel thank you Raj, very cool!
@Raj R. Patel
I wondered the same thing, that might be a reason that the 'working-age' is seemingly going down.
@Raj R. Patel
Yeah, I have the same questions as you do. And it's a good point to maybe assume that the reason the other places are orange is because there are big cities like California. I also noticed the high concentration of purple as well.
This graph shows the change in the working age of population in the United States from the years 2007 to 2017. Between the ages of 25 to 54 years old.
What I notice about this graph is that most states that are located at the center, are marked mostly of purple tones, which indicates that they have decreased between 0% to 10%.
What I am curious about is why bigger places, like California, have decreased and the ones that have increased the most, like Indiana, are the little places.
Headline: The New Generation Growth.
@Natalia R places increase like Indiana because its more cheap and less cost worthy to live there than in California than in Indiana because its cheaper so that could explain it.
@Natalia R I'm really impressed that you were curious about why the bigger places are decreasing the most while the smaller places are increasing. When I looked at this graph I didn't think of that.
This graph represents the fluctuation of the working age group between 2007 and 2017. What I notice from this graph, is that there was much more decrease in most of the country. I wonder which are the factors or causes that could be affecting these numbers.
Headline: The ups and downs of an age group
@Jimena T I totally agree, there's is just so many decreased states at the outside.
@Jimena T
Yes I agree with that but I feel they need more of a age difference because younger people have started to work much more. I also do wander what are the factors of this.
This map shows the changes of the working age population from the year 2007 to 2017. Some places have more working age population and some have less.
I noticed that most of the United states has less working age population that they used to have in 2007.
I wonder if there is more working age population to the west because of big cities like L.A.
Catchy title: moving for work
@Daniela M
I also wonder why there is more young people living on the west side of the country and your argument or point of view makes a lot of sense, since there are a lot of opportunities in big cities
Big Cities the places every one wants to be!
@Terra K. yes
@Terra K. So true
Good morning, @Terra K. --
Like that headline.
Question: "everyone?" or a specific group?
I wonder what the effect is of working age people going to big cities. How does this effect our economy?
Please share with us your insights.
This map represents the fluctuation of the working-age population between those ages in the years 2007-2017 in the United States. I noticed that the majority of the states have decreased by 10%, specially the eastern states. But it has also increased a 10% in the south western states. What I wonder is the reason of this fall in percentage in the majority of the states. Is it because of the poverty, the lack of employment or the lack of good education? THE BIG CHANGE IN THE WORKING-AGE POPULATION
SHOULD PEOPLE BE WORKING MORE?
This graph shows pieces of evidence of changes in the working-age population from 2007 to 2017
I wonder why does this happen and what is it about because I notice that the working population decreased a lot in the country
And I also notice towards the middle and east of America there seems to be a decrease, around 10%, of the working-age population.
This map shows the change in the working age (25 to 54 years old) population from 2007 to 2017.
What I noticed about this map is that most states of the Northeast part of the country had decrease extremely. As you can se in the map, most of that countrys didn’t grew up. This makes me wonder a lot, because is really weird that people moved from that states, when that cities have a lot movement, work and tourism.
THE BIG CHANGE OF WORKING AGE POPULATION ON THE US.
This graph is showing us the fluctuation in this places between 2007-2017 in terms of the working age population that is between 25 to 54 years old.
I notice that the majority of the states of the United States has decreased the working age by a 10% approximately. From this graph what made me curious about was that the big states are the ones that have increased the most or stayed the same while the smallest ones decreased a 10%. THE WORKING CHANGE POPULATIONS ARE CHANGING.
I notice from the graph that throughout the United States majority has decrease the working age by 10%. I wonder if this has anything to do with lower income communities or an increase in poverty in these states. This graph is showing how the working age has changed over 10 years.
Headline: Gen Z Joins the Workforce
@Raquel Pasillas I noticed the same thing. Thanks for the headline is really catchy.
Thanks to all students who responded! Love the catchy headlines that capture the main ideas of the map: “Is America Growing or Shrinking?” by Laci, “Workers on the Move” by Devyn, “Where the Workers Are” by Henry, and "It's a Working World in the United States" by Ava.
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I notice towards the middle and east of America there seems to be a decrease, around 10%, of the working- age population. Less people in the age group 25 to 45 years old in the east are working. I wonder is this due to unemployment or a decrease in the population of the working age group. This graph is using color coding to show the areas within America that are experiencing this change. The title could be Locating the Working Age Population.
@Sindi
I like your wondering about the decreases in the working population. What might be causing the decrease in the population? Does the country need more or fewer workers?
Thanks for the headline!
On this graph, it is evident that a majority of adults between ages 25-54 are working in southern California, Nevada, Texas, or Florida. There has been a significant decline in the working population in this age group in the northeast, as well as throughout the middle of the country. I wonder why were are clear patterns in the areas where there is a significant decline for this age group working there. The title could be Workers on the Move.
@Devyn D
The proportion of the working population that is actually working would be interesting to compare with this graph! How might that employment rate be related to changes in the working population?
And thank you for the headline!
@Devyn D
Hi, I noticed the exact same thing. I think it is kind of interesting as well that in some areas the changes are not as extreme as in other parts of the country and I wonder what are the causes of this.
I notice that in the east coast, there has either not been a significant change in the working age population or there has been a decrease in 25-54 year olds working. I also notice that the mid west and west coast are less populated in 25 to 54 year olds working. I wonder why Florida does not have more 2 to 54 year olds working as this state is a popular retirement area for older age groups which makes me believe that not as many older age groups would be employed. This graph depicts the percentage of 25 to 54 year olds working in various states and counties.
@Samantha
You're right that there are many areas that have not had an increase in working population. Do you think being a popular retirement area should increase the working population, or decrease it?
P.S. We'd love to see your catchy headline for this map!
We notice that there are more areas that experienced a decrease in the working-age population due to the greater numbers of blue/purple counties. We wonder if the increase in working-age populations towards the west is due to the better economy in places like California. A catchy headline would be "Flock to the West".
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@Pauline & Ngan
Thanks for your wondering about how the economy might affect the working population. How might the working population affect the economy?
And thanks for the headline!
@Pauline & Ngan
Interesting! Its good that there are states with better economy, but the majority are getting worse. ¿Why do you think that is?
I noticed that in this graph there is a high amount of people of the working-age further west, especially in highly populated states such as California. I believe this is due to the strong economy in this state (4th highest int he U.S). It is fairly common the hear amount of celeberties in California as well as the many tourist attractions there. With its abundance of jobs attracting more people of the working-age to move there it makes sense that it would have such a high amount of orange. I wonder why some less populated states such as Utah have such high amounts of orange? If I were to create a headline for this article it would probably be Workers Flood The West¨.
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@Reagan
I like your wondering about what might cause an increase in working population in a place where there is a smaller population overall! And thanks for the headline. Do you think that the country overall is filling up?
@Reagan I wondered the same thing, I think California is full of opportunities so young people go there. And also many places I would never think would grow on working age population did, and that surprised me as well.
I noticed on this graph there is mainly purples on the map which means its a negative increase. Also as you go east, south ,and north the counties are smaller but there are more of them and as you go west there are less counties but they are bigger with more orange on the map what do you think this means? Could this be negative having more younger people working then adults who have been through school? The more orange in states where there is high tourism might be bad for parks and places where any tourists go to vacation.
@Sophie
I like your wondering about younger workers competing with the "working-age population!" How might tourism and the working population size be related?
I have realized that more people are moving to states that have big cities.
An example is the growth in west coast of california, the numbers of working people are growing in big countries such as Las Angeles and San Diego. I think that there are more job opportunities in different parts of each state and that is where people are going to live.
@Paul
Hi Paul, I noticed the exact same thing. I think California also has more freedom when talking about jobs and that´s why people are interested in here too.
@Paul
I agree with you that there seems to be an increase of working population in states with bigger cities or just at the big cities in general.
I wonder why so many people in the west are orange and the east is purple? why do so many people unemployed want to to the east?
@Nick H.
what conclusion could you draw? Why do you think so?
@Nick H. I am also curious why the east side of the country is purple
I noticed that the west has a lot more orang that the East. I wonder if that is because the East has more vacating places or good places to go after retirement.
@Areli
You bring up an interesting point - has the population overall changed, or has just the working population changed? How might having a lot of retired people or vacationers in an area affect the working population?
I have noticed there is more tan and orange on the west coast. There is more purple in the midwest and on the upper east coast. I wonder why they did the working age is 25-54 years old, because some people work before 25 or after 54. A headline could be "Working Age Population"
@Maia K.
Do you think there are more opportunities on the west coast?
I noticed that there is very little orange in the northeast I wonder if this is because the north east is where multiple big cities are.and that is where a lot of homelesnes is. in the west there is lots of orange.
@ryan what conclusion did you draw from the southwest?
I notice that the West has a lot more people at working age that the East. I think this is because the majority of those people think that the West is a more appealing place to live. knowing this, I would like to know the population of all ages and compare it with this graph. Headline: Where do working workers work? Working works work West.
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@Gavin
That's a great headline.
I think that is a great observation too and it makes me wonder.
I noticed that Florida had a lot of people not working and I think that is because a lot of the elderly move thereafter they retire to be by the beach and away from the cold.
I noticed that this graph is about the US and that you can see all the states and counties. I wonder why Maine is all purple which means that there are near to no people that work in Maine. Alaska is moving faster than Kansas because there is not as big of a population in Alaska as there is in Kansas.
@PJ
You have some great comparisons! Would it be possible for a purple area to have a large working population, even though the change in the last 10 years has been a decrease? Could an area be orange and still have a small working population? What might the difference be between the orange and purple areas?
Working people are moving towards the west. The smaller counties like the ones in Alsaka either have a lot of working people or not a lot of working people.
@Samantha
Other than workers moving, what else might be causing these changes? Is it possible that the counties in Alaska have a similar number of workers today, but that they could still be different colors?
I think it is interesting how in California the orange is t the lower half while the rest is purple. Also how there are little to no people working in main. This was very informational thank you for taking the time to make this.
@M.C.
How might northern and southern California be different? Is it possible that Maine might still have a lot of people working there? Thanks for your comments, and don't forget to leave us a headline!
I notice that this graph shows the population of the people that work from the age of 24-54. I have noticed that the West has had lots of job losses. Orange is all over the states that are near the coast/ocean. I also noticed that Texas is increasing a lot of people probably because of the good weather.
@Kate S
I actually agree with you but I don't understand why the weather would affect the fluctuation of the working age population
I noticed on this graph that there were a lot of different colors in different states. I also noticed the west coast has more orange than the east coast.
I noticed that the inner states and the outer states are very different in terms of population and that it seems that the inner states seem to be less enticing in comparison to the outer states.
@Wyatt
Interesting observations! How might those states be different that would attract different populations? Overall, do you think that the outer states are filling up?
I noticed that the West Coast has less people working than in the East Coast. I wonder if this has to do with the cost of living or the average yearly salary.
@Gregory
It would be interesting to see the numbers that are working on the West Coast and East Coast as well as the changes on the map. I love what you've wondered about some possible differences between the coasts!
I noticed lots of purples, this is because some areas are growing in population and some are decreasing. If fewer people live in one area it will be a higher percentage of people working because like in Alaska there are lots of different more pigmented colors because there are fewer people living there.
I've noticed that the working age they have a high working in the southern part of california than the lower working age in the northern part. Maybe the younger generation appeals to the northern part of California than the southern part that's why it has a high percentage of lower working people.
The job crisis is a very important thing as businesses thrive and go down. in california there are not many jobs in the southern part because there a way bigger cities, but as it goes up in the state there are a lot more jobs.
@Forest
It would be great to see how the change in job opportunities compares with changes in the working population. If they do not match, it could cause difficulties. If you were in the working population, where would you rather be?
On the graph, I noticed that there are many more people in the west compared to the east. There is also a decline in the center of the U.S. because people are moving to the west to work.
I notice that most people are moving to the coasts of Alaska. I wonder why this is, and what attracts people to these areas. On the contrary, the center of Alaska decreased in population dramatically. Are the working-age people in that county moving to the coasts of Alaska or to other states?
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There is a higher percentage of change in the west whereas in Maine there is no change and a decrease in the working-age. It seems that people are moving more to the west for jobs. Northwest and the middle of the country are mostly purple. I wonder why so many people are going to the west?
I noticed that all the bigger states have been growing for the working-age and the smaller states are decreasing for the working age. That means either fewer people are choosing to work in the southern states or the is less of a population. This could also mean more people are moving to larger states and having to work to pay for their new home.
@Evan
Thanks for pointing out that changes might be related to the population as a whole, or that the working population might be moving to different areas. I wonder - whether the population is decreasing or people are moving, does that mean there is more or less opportunity for the working population?
I notice that the northeast has a lot of decline in the change in the working-age population? That's surprising to me considering that a lot of people move to the big cities in the northeast; like Boston or New York City. I also wonder if some of the working-age population in Florida hasn't changed since most residents are retirees?
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I noticed the scale is 4 zones, -10 to +10. I wonder how different the graph would look if it was on a scale with more zones. I also wonder how it would look if it was the last 50 or 100 years. I'm curious how many of the working-age people actually are employed and how different the graph would look if it only showed employed working-age people.
Population station
I wonder why there is more orange in places like California, Arizona, Nevada, and that area. I notice that Kansas is mostly purple.
@Manoa
Good observations! What differences might there be between Kansas and those western states that contribute to the different types of change?
I wonder what the decrease/increase in kansas is
i notice that most of the midwest is super dark purple, and that the west coast seems to be increasing the most
Sudden Decrease in work population in the US
@reed
Even though you noticed increases and decreases in the working population, it sounds like you think the overall change has been a decrease in the country. Do you think the country is filling up overall?
I wonder why there's an increase in the coasts
I also wonder why its increasing population in the warmer states and not in the colder states
- I notice that most of America's working population is decreasing. I see this because purple means a decrease in population by 10%.
- I wonder why the working population is decreasing...
- A catchy title I would give this article is "A Decreasing Dominance".
I notice that Purple means less and orange means more
I wonder why is there more in the southwest
My title would be work is changing
In California and Wyoming and states from the west are growing in population due to the orange coloring and places in the east are losing population in Maryland and New Hampshire. I Wonder how Alaska and Hawaii will do in the future.
Laid Off
I wonder why there is so many people not working on the east side. I noticed that most people don't work. The graph is mainly purple to represent the people who don't work.
I noticed that the graph is how many jobs people have in each state. I wonder what the 2019 graph would look like. the title should be (Lossing Jobs Fast)
@Madi W. Interesting that you say the graph pertains to losing jobs. What makes you think it is that and not just a decrease in working age?
i think that the west gains more population. but the east sides population barely changes compared to the west side. i wonder why the population does not change in the east side
I notice the working age population is increasing in the west and decreasing in the east.
I wonder what the data is in 2019.
The thing that's going is the population of the working age change.
Headline: Work Change
I noticed that this graph shows the change in the working population throughout the US. There are less and less people working in the East throughout the decade. I wonder why so many people aren't working anymore. It could be because of age or homelessness. My headline would be "The Lazy Northeast Back At It Again"
population in the nation
I noticed that jobs are increasing at the bottom of California for some reason and I wonder why they were.
The Work in The U.S
I notice that the midwest decreased in population while the west coast increased.
I wonder why there's an increase by all of the coasts.
I wonder if the graph will look different in 2019 since the graph was made in 2017. I notice that there is more population in the west side of the US more than the east side.
@Ella
Do you have any guesses as to how the graph would change if it was made in 2019? How do you think that they get the information for this graph?
I wonder why they chose theses colors. I notice that there is an increase in population in the coasts. I also wonder how much the graph will change in a couple of years.
working-age disaster
I notice that shows the working ages of people from 25-54 and where they are
I wonder what it will look like if it has the working ages of every age instead of 25-54
I wonder why this graph is from 2 years ago
I notice the middle west is losing 10% of there working for the population.
The working population is decreasing because there is a trade war that is causing fewer products from china to come is and this causes companies who sell china made products to decrease causing job loss.
I would put the name as China causing an economic slowdown causing job loss?
I noticed that the population for the amount of people that have jobs is different and interesting. Although, I wonder why it's such a difference between the states! I am guessing that there is more jobs in the west because it's warmer and people can have jobs working outside. Many people that live in a state like New york (in the east) probably have less jobs because it's a big city with a lower climate most of the time. I think a lot of things can affect what states have more people with jobs that others. Thank you!
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@Gigi K.
Interesting theory! What other differences might there be between western and eastern states? And don't forget to leave a headline for us!
I notice that the graph displays the change in the working-age population in the United States. I notice that they define the working-age as 25-54. There is an obvious change in population if you read the map from left to right. I wonder why this is? The west has a great amount of increase throughout it, while the east does not have the same results. I wonder if there are reasons for this occurrence and what these reasons could be. One title for this graph is "The Change in Population throughout the US Workforce"
The new job crisis is very important as the industry's job opportunity gives economics a boost.
I wonder whether or not an increase in job opportunities will create a better younger workforce in these areas.
People are moving to the West.
In this graph, i noticed that people are moving to the west. Which makes sense because some of the most populated states are there. For example, Nevada, California, and Idaho. I wonder what draws them toward those states?
I notice that this graph depicts the change in working population in the United States. Most workers are moving away from the center of the country and places like Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconson, and toward places like the West Coast, Southwest, Florida, and the Carolinas. I wonder why these people are moving, and if this change in population will continue. I also wonder what the population of these states and counties was before the movement. One title for this graph is "Population Change Among Workers".
@Grace R
You're right that the map doesn't give population numbers, just the changes. It looks like you think that workers moving away from their previous locations is a cause of the changes in the map. Do you wonder about any other possible reasons for the changes?
I noticed that the West has a lot of job loss and not much working. I wonder what the most working and populated state is on this map/graph.
@Kristen H
It would be interesting to see how the number of jobs have changed over the same time and compare it to how the working population has changed. How might these be related?
The Job Opportunity Crisis
- In California, there are so many people living on the streets and unemployed. Job Opportunities definitely went down some from the trade war against China, but really the US needs to get better on providing jobs.
@Joey
It would be neat to check to see how unemployment and the size of the working population are related. How do you think we could check? Does the map inspire you to think of any possible solutions?
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@Moderator Gina
This does inspire me. I think you should check how many people are unemployed in the US as of right now, then check the map of the working population in 2019, after that check how many jobs total jobs are in the US. And then you get your answer.
I notice that the midwest had the largest decrease in population while the west coast generally increased. I wonder why there has been such a dramatic decrease in the population over these ten years.
Headline: “Dramatic Population Decrease Over 10 Years”
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@Lauren AOSE
You noted that some areas have increased in working population, but your headline suggests you think the overall change has been a decrease. Do you think that the country is filling up?
I noticed that there was a lot of population in a lot of states and countries.
How many populations are there in each state and countries
@Charlie A What do you think about the movement of people?
People Have Been one the Move to Hotter States.
I noticed the California, Texas, Florida, and all the South states have been growing in population, and all the cold northern states have been losing population.
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@Mason Dancy
Interesting theory! It would be helpful to see if the change in the working population is linked to change in the entire population. How could you check your theory?
I wonder why there's an increase by the coasts.
What is Happening To The Jobs
- I wonder why alot of kansas was purple but why my county is orange
@Allie
Good question! Do you live near a major city? What might be driving the growth of the working age population in your county?
I wonder why people are moving from the North East are moving away from that area.
@Catherine
I notice that more orange places are coastal and more southern areas. The more purple parts are more north and middle parts of the country.
Catchy title: Moving Across America
I noticed that the Northern or eastern states are losing population. Catchy Title: Is the United States increasing or decreasing in population?
@Caden
I like your thoughts about trying to decide the overall direction of change. Do you have an argument for both sides?
@Caden
Do you think there is something different about the northern and eastern states? Your headline catches the eye and invites your reader to made a decision. What do you think your readers will conclude?
@Caden What do you think about the increase of population in the west?
Tittle- U.S Population Statistics
I wonder what the graph will look like 10 years from now? Will they have more yellow/orange dots in the center of the United States?
@Aqeel
Interesting thought! What do you think will happen? Do you have any idea how they get the populations inside each state, as they have many small squares and points that they have measured?
I noticed that Texas is increasing by a lot of people I'm guessing that it's increasing because of the nice weather there. It is also increasing in a bunch of other hot states such as Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
"Population is increasing in hotter places."
@Tanner Spiecker
Interesting theory!
Are states gaining or decreasing in population?
I wondered why the warmer states in the west region are gaining population and the colder states are not
Why is our population decreasing?
I wondered why our population is decreasing instead of growing?Is it because more people are dying than being born? Are we doing something that is making our population decrease?
@Sophea I wondered the same thing, maybe younger generations are refraining from having as many kids if any at all.
I wonder why there is so much more decrease in population than increase in population in the US. Are people leaving the country?
@Eric this might also have to do with the restrictions on people entering the US.
Population is changing rapidly
I noticed how the climate of the states and counties might be affecting the population change.
@Katie
Interesting idea! Many people have commented saying that it has to do with the coasts, but many bordering states to California have a high population and are not on the coast. Do you think it is about the heat or about being near the coast?
How has your states population changed?
I have noticed that this graph is about how population has changed. The warmer states have mostly increased. I have also wondered why it is -10. Does this mean it is decreasing by 10 %.
I wonder why there is more red/orange to the west then everywhere else. Catchy title: the working-age is decreasing all over America.
I noticed that the states where the working population increased were on the coasts.
This map shows how the working population has changed.
I wonder how the population has changed for 2018 and 2019. I think it could be very different because a lot of younger people are starting to move toward warmer areas like Californa.
I wonder what looking at the original story that this was published in would reveal about the purpose of this graph.
"Where the Workers Are"
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I would title the section "Population Will Surprise You!" I wonder why New York doesn't have more people? It surprised me that Texas looked like it had a lot more dense population around the big cities in it.
I noticed that there is a lot of purple more than yellow and orange.
I wonder why there is a lot more purple than yellow. it looks like there is a change in population. the title could be, changes in population.
I wonder why they made this so we don't know the meaning of the graph.
Title I thought of - "Popular Populations"
I wonder why it appears that while most of the country loses working population, the southern states and some specific counties in the north gain working population.
My title would be called "Working Population Fluctuates Across America"
A Change In Population Around the U.S.
I noticed how states around California are increasing in population, and I wonder why that is.
The worker on the move from climate for work
I wonder if people are leaving depending on the climate for work.
I notice that people also like to stay by the coast as well.
"Working-age Changing"
I noticed the working-age is changing and the orange (increasing) is in the West, while the purple (decreasing) is more in the Northeast.
I wonder why the orange is in the is in the West, while the purple is in the Northeast?
I notice that the range between the purple and the orange is very different. Over that ten year period, there have been either less 25 or older people who are working or more people under 25 working. I wonder why the decrease has happened and if someone is fixing it and what should someone do about it. My headline for this would be, large drop in older workers turn to page two for why.
I noticed the colors changed a lot throughout the years. I wonder why there is way more purple in the graph than orange. My catchy headline is "LIKE THEM OR HATE THEM THIS GRAPH IS SPITTING STRAIGHT FACTS"
@Brady nice title.
I noticed a lot of purple in the graph around the midwest and a lo of orange in california. it was not evenly balanced. The graph has a lot of meaning to it with because working and having a job is good so you don't end up like all the homeless people in California which is probably the reason California has a lot of orange.
@Bibi I
It certainly would be interesting to compare this map to a map that shows unemployment percentages by county. How do you think unemployment relates to the change in the size of the working-age population?
in the population graph i saw alot more purple than orange which means that there are many people leaving the u.s. or if they are not leaving the u.s. then they are moving west because that is the place with the most positivie population. my wonder question is if you are leaving the u.s. then where are you going and why are you leaving.
I wonder what age group is working at the highest rate.
I noticed that the amount of people who have jobs is decreasing and that is bad. Also most of the southern states are purple.
I wonder what ages go to certain job fields. I notice that there is a lot of purper 10%
I noticed that the midwest and north had a lot of purple. The south had some purple but a lot more orange compared to the north. I wonder why is this and if we need a change to this.
I noticed that all the less populated states had less and bigger counties. I wonder if they split it up to only men or only woman how different would it be.
I noticed that the graph is for the USA and it's county-based. I wonder when it says -10% if that means the age dropped?
I noticed that our population in the working age is going down and most people are leaving the central US and moving to NY or the west coast or more people just live there.
I noticed that there are a lot of people that don't work on the west coast and that's the same with Florida. I wonder if it like that because they are both on the water and warm water.
I noticed that California and Utah had an increase of population but other places closer to the middle of the US decreased.
i noticed that it was divided by counties
I noticed that the work popoulation was increasing in the west and decreased in the east,
I noticed how a lot of people are moving to the west coast and wonder why they are moving there
i've noticed that our population is growing. all: why?
me: idk maybe it's because we've been hunting animals, all: oh got you. we must choose how we can control nature.
I noticed that the graph is becoming very purple which means people are not working as much. I wonder why this is maybe its because the people are becoming lazy.
I notice that the graph is mainly purple. The purple represents a lower percent of working people from 25 to 54 years old.
i wonder why so many people live in the US
I noticed a lot of purple in the east coast and midwest. I wondered why there is so much purple in the east coast and midwest
I notice that in the graph there is more purple. I wonder why they chose to only use people from the ages 25-54 instead of a prouder spand of ages, and I wonder if that would change how the graph looks.
I noticed that most of the country shows a negative change, does that mean that the working force is shrinking?
@Haya
It certainly seems that way. What do you think is driving this change?
I noticed that although the working age population was decreasing in most of the country, in the west and south the working age population was actually increasing.
I noticed that more states have more purple in them. I want to know how and why there is more purple overall. I also wondered why there is more orange in western states.
I noticed a lot more dark purple in the north and north east compared to the south and south west. We wonder why there are separated areas and not just a mix of both purple and orange boxes. The Popularity Clash Between the Older and Younger.
Headline: Change in Population of the Working-age
Notice: The first thing I noticed was that this map illustrates the change in the population of the working-age, between the years of 2007-2017. Each color on the map represents an amount of increase or decrease or a consistent rate. Within the map, there was not a great amount of an increase. Instead, there was a lot of dark purple in mostly the north, which symbolized a decrease by 10%. There is more orange in the southwest, which can vary from 0-10% of an increase.
Wonder: I wonder what the change would be within these last 2 years? Did the population decrease because of more teenagers have been getting hired? What is the average range of the working-age?
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@Abby AOSE
Hi Abby! I love that you rearranged the title of the graph as your headline. Some students are missing the fact that this graph describes the change in the population rather than the change in the age of the workers. Your rearrangement captures this perfectly!
And I agree... A lot can change in 2 years! It would certainly be interesting to see what change has occurred since 2017. What do you think the map would look like?
"Stat. Nuggets Strike Again"
We noticed that most of the eastern states are purple. And most of the orange is in the western states. We wonder why some states don't have any orange.
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@Team Mehh
I love your headline! Haha! Do you have any guesses about what stat nuggets will be provided in the reveal?
I notice that in populated and city areas that there are mostly younger people and orange areas. At first, we thought that the orange was the older people but since the orange is on urban areas, we assumed it was actually opposite.I wonder if the younger people only want to be working in the populated areas and don't like the rural areas. Headline: Working Forces Youthful Takeover Throughout The Decade
We noticed that in the east and the midwest, the majority of it is decreased by 10 percent. We wonder what other factors may have contributed to these numbers shown on the graph. In the graph we see that in states in the west are typically increased by 10%. Our headline is "Young workers are taking over highly populated cities."
I noticed there is more purple in the midwest and northeast and more orange in the southwest. I wonder what causes the change in working age. Higher populated cities have a younger workforce.
We noticed that in the North, East areas it tends to be younger people while in the West it tends to be older people.
We wonder does the geographic location have to do with the age of workers?
"Working Age Population"
The graph shows the age of workers all across the country. it is interesting to note that while overall most places have decreased by 10%, some regions, such as California, have a marginal 10 % increase average. I wonder how the age in the workforce affects productivity. I also wonder why the age is changing so dramatically.
"young working! as boomers retire, workforce grows younger"
We noticed that the states on the outer edge of the country had more of an increase than the states inward.
We wonder when exactly this data was tracked and for how long.
Headline: A Working Nation to Prevent Starvation
@Team Delta
Hello Team Delta! It is always good to wonder how the data are collected. Good data is essential for making good decisions. Any idea how the data were collected in the creation of this graph?
We noticed that in the more metropolitan areas, the working age increased by 10%. We are wondering what outside influences have affected the average working age within the past decade, and how the average working age will continue to change. Our catchy headline is "Big Change in Workforce in Past Decade"
The Workforce Age Percentages in the U.S. have Decreased Dramatically Throughout 2007-2017. In the graph, I notice that most of the U.S. has a 10% decrease in the states but in the west, there are more open spaces and more of the working ages have increased by 10% than in the northeastern states. I wonder how the graph could possibly increase or decrease the working-age on the way to 2019.
@Marin Good observations! What do you think might cause this increase and decrease?
I notice that on the graph, most of the country was purple and not orange. Some states are increasing their work-age population like California and Utah, while others like New York and Vermont are decreasing in working-age population. I wonder what the map would look like now in 2019 since it was made in 2017. Working-age decreasing in the U.S.
@Tatum
It certainly is interesting to wonder what the map would look like today. A lot can change in 2 years. What do you think is driving the changes that you observe in the map?
@Tatum
We also noticed that most of the country is purple and not orange, good observation skills!
@Tatum your focus on the purple majority on the graph was something I noticed as well. I also like the focus on how the graph may change in two years.
I notice that the graph shows how certain places losing and gaining working-age people. Places like California, Utah, and Florida are gaining population. And the Northwest is losing the working-age population. I wonder how this would change if it was a nonworking population. A title I thought would be good is Working age is... this would leave the reader with a cliff hanger on whats going on.
@Matt
Good observation! Why do you think that places like CA, UT, and FL are gaining population?
the eastern is rapidly decreasing!
I noticed that the western side is increasing more than the east. the west has outnumbered the amount of age working than the east. the east has less purple areas than the east and more orange and tan.
@Alex
I agree! What do you think is driving these changes?
I noticed in the graph that the colors change by the percentage, the percent changes from -10, to 0, to 10. It uses the working ages 25- 54 years old.
@Isabella
You are right. However, can you examine where there is more of a decrease or more of an increase in the working-age population?
I notice that there is a lot more purple than orange on the map. I also notice california and utah have a lot of increase in population. I wonder why there is more orange on the west side and what would happen if it was different ages. My title is change in working age.
@Rylee
We also noticed that the graph was mainly covered in purple but more so in the North and East.
I noticed that most of the states are decreasing and not many of them are increasing. I wonder what the stats would look like for this year. Also, wonder why so much is in the midwest and how much it's increasing and decreasing by. also my title is U.S. working ups and downs.
@Reese if this is the Reece I know then this is a name and answers to the questions.
On this graph, I noticed how the western part of the united states has an increase of the working age population. Unlike the western United States, the midwest and the eastern United States they has a lower working age population. I wonder what the western United States has to offer unlike the midwest and the eastern United States.
@Sam F.
It is interesting to wonder if the orange regions are orange because more jobs have become available, so working age people are moving there or if the orange regions are orange because there is simply an increase in the population, but the number of jobs has not grown with the growth in the population. What do you think?
I notice that lots of states decreases in population. The biggest decrease was the working age from 25-54. Lots of states were decreasing but California, Florida and Texas. Why is this, Why to people want to work there
Most states are decreasing in population from 25-54
@Ryan Maybe they want to work in these places because they are places where there are lots of things to do and lots of big corporations with lots of jobs and opportunities.
I noticed that this population map shows us that while some states(mostly on the West Coast) are showing an increasing working population the vast majority of US states are not increasing and most in fact are decreasing. This could be due to many things but two things I believe to be a big factor is job opportunity and destination.
Title: The United States begins to see a shocking decrease in the middle age working population.
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@Audrey S
It would be interesting to see if the change in job opportunity matches the change in population growth for each region. If the orange regions have an increase in job opportunity then the increase in population is a good thing. Otherwise it may not be such a good thing. What are your thoughts?
@Audrey S Your observations are very in depth and I like how you give a possible answer to your own question.
I notice that this graph shows how the working age population in the United States has increased or decreased 10% throughout the years. 2007 to 2017 are the years that this graph represents. I also notice that most of the Midwest region of the US decreases by 10%. I also notice that at least half of the western region increases by 10%. I wonder how much the population has changed from 2017 to present. I also wonder why certain regions of the US have either mostly -10% or +10%. In this graph it shows the change in the working-age (25 to 54 years old) population from 2007 to 2017. A catchy headline the captures the map's main idea is "How the working-age has changed in population from 2007 to 2017.
i noticed in the graph that utah,california, and alaska are increasing but almost everywhere else it is decreasing i think this is happening because living in those states has a lot of benefits or that there is a bigger unemployment rate in some of the other states
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@Ava J. I agree with your comment and am also wondering about how unemployment could affect the average working age.
In this graph, I noticed almost all the states' working-age population decreases except for California, Utah, and Florida, which have increased more than decreased. I also noticed there were 4 colors representing the population to give us a visual, I wonder if there were 7 different colors representing the range, if the graph would change very much. I also wonder why the age range is 25-54 and if the range was greater how it would affect the graph. Lastly, I wonder why the states that have increased their working-age population are by the western and southern coast.
U.S. struggles to keep their working-age population increasing.
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@Remi S
Interesting thought on the age range. I do not know many (any?) people that retire at age 54! It is peculiar that working age is defined as ages 25 to 54. Do you have any thoughts as to why it is defined this way? Should it be defined this way?
I noticed that in most states the working age decreased about 10%. I also noticed that Alaska has increased in population throughout the years. I wonder what the youngest age is that the purple allowed people to work. Also I wonder why the Northeast is decreasing more than the west.
Population decreasing and increasing in work age. Why?
I notice that this graph here depicts the act of Urbanization. young adults from counties where there aren't a whole lot of job opportunities, so it naturally makes sense that they travel to the cities. This is why counties in Nebraska and the rural midwest are losing working force population, since a town like Salina, Kansas has nowhere near the jobs and work that a city like New York provides. Although this graph doesn't show the total population (It leaves out older citizens and younger adults,) I do think it shows a foreshadowing into the change in population, whether it be increasing in states like Utah, where the working force raise families, or the states like Maine who have had a vast majority of their population leaving elsewhere.
THESE STATES ARE GROWING FASTER THAN ANY OTHER IN THIS AGE GROUP
I notice that most states were purple, but the orange states were growing a lot faster than it seems. States like California, Utah, Nevada, Texas, and Washington are all western states. Places like California have large burnt orange parts around where San Francisco is, which I interpreted as Silicon Valley companies imploying more and newer workers.
I wonder if any states have decreased or increased by anything higher than 10%. 20%? 30%? I'm not sure
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I notice that the majority of the states are mostly purple, which means the population decreased. Lots of states didn't grow, they decreased in working population. I wonder if the age group was changed, would the map change as well, due to the fact that many high schoolers work before they go off to collage?
My headline would be The Graph That Shows The Workforce Decreasing in The U.S.
There are somethings I noticed in this graph like how there is a lot of dark blue towards the East of the U.S. I also noticed some of that the tiles in some of the states are different sizes and I wonder why.
In this graph, I noticed that this not only shows the states it shows the counties too. I also observed that there is a lot of -10% everywhere, and small data amounts are also proved. I wonder why the colors are in clusters instead of being separated, also what is the population of each state and county, and what would happen if the population was the same? A good headline for this article could be USA Struggles and Working Age Accomplishments!
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I notice that majority of the working age has either decreased or stayed the same from 2007-2017. Is there a vote held to change the working ages in each state or does whoever's in charge have the power to change it? Also I wonder what the tiny boxes are for. Are those cities within the states?
Is the decrease so large because the employment rate of the East or does the employment rate change as a whole? Is the employment rate of the US the averages of the states? If not a whole then would that mean the West has a higher employment rate?
Americas Working Age Population Decreasing!
I noticed that there is a lot of purple places and some orange places. I noticed that this is a map of America and it represents the change in population of working aged citizens. This graph takes place from 2007 to 2017. I also noticed that population is decreasing more than it is increasing, in larger states however there seems to be a more substantial increase. I wonder why there are so little orange places and why there is only orange is some areas. I also wonder why certain places have a lot of orange and why that is or what brought those people to that state.
In this graph, I noticed that there was overall a lot more decrease than increase. There was usually either a big decrease or a big increase, so the states with a percentile closer to 0% were more scarce. Overall, the working-age population seems to be going downing. I wonder if it would look different if we included ages 18-24 as well, and if the decreasing states are due to a problem like job cuts. I title it something like The U.S. Might Go Into A Job Crisis: Here's Why.
I notice that this graph shows the change in the working age regarding the population in various states from the youngest being 25 and the oldest 54 from the year 2007-2017. The biggest decrease in the working age tends to be centered towards the north and northwest, and the biggest increase is mainly centered in the south and southeast. I wonder what factors have led to this increase and decrease? Could it be job opportunities in the state became better geared towards a specific age? Possible headline for the graph: Workers of Different Ages find jobs in Different Areas
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@Renata AOSE
One interesting thing I notice is that this map doesn't indicate the percentage of people that have jobs. It would be interesting to look at this map versus a map of the unemployment rates. I notice that the working population is decreasing in a lot of eastern and midwestern states. If the working population is decreasing there are fewer people working. Would it be easier or harder to find a job in areas like this?
@Moderator Erica A very thought-provoking question. However, I wouldn't associate fewer people working with not being able to find jobs. Different factors can cause fluctuations in employment availability and this graph is indicative of that. Like you said, the eastern and midwestern states have the greatest decreasing population. This could be due to droughts and weather changes, or the changing financial situation. In other words, you cannot directly say that it is easier or harder to find jobs where less people are working because as the graph shows, that changes constantly.
The graph depicts both an increase and decreases in the working age in the United States. By observing the different colors and key, it appears that the purple shows a 10% decrease in the working age, while the orange shows a 10% increase in the working age. The lighter orange and lighter purple is somewhere in between the 10% decrease and increase. It is interesting to see that generally, the states in the mid-west/west and south have a lower change in working age while the east and northeast have a higher change in working age. Also, the change in working age is not given to one state, but it is split up into what appears t be counties or towns. That leads me to conclude the rate of change of working age is based on demographics and location in the US.
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I notice that the states with the largest increase in population of the workforce are California, Utah, Florida, Texas, and Washington. I believe this increase is due to the economic benefits of living in these states. However, the rest of the states have a middling, or negative growth of population in the workforce. Because this difference is nearly country wide, the reason must be country wide as well. This change may also provide a heads up for an economic downturn, as the majority of the counties' working force is lowering.
The Majority of the population in the Working Force in the U.S. is falling. Why?
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@Eddie
Nice noticing and wondering! Can you think of any potential problems that may result from a decrease in the working age population in a specific region?
I notice a lot of states in the northeast have decreased however, there are some counties that have increased. I also notice that not many states have all increased or all decreased. I wonder what the map will look like 10, 20, or even 30 years into the future.
Headline: The West Is Still the Land of Economic Opportunity.
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@noah Good point. Do you think that the graph will change drastically in 10 or even 30 years?
Economic Opportunities In America are slowly Increasing.
I have noticed that a lot of states are decreasing rapidly, but over time the states have been increasing. But I do wonder how the graph would look in 2019 and not 2017.
-Economic Opportunities In America are slowly Increasing-
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@Crew F.
Interesting perspective! Can you explain what you notice in the map that makes you think this?
@Crew F. Do you think the economic opportunities have anything to do with location or region in the US?
I agree with Brooke that the increase of younger workforce is mainly because of the major decrease in older workers not being able to work anymore.
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I noticed the states are going down by 10% rapidly.
I wonder what will cause the population to spike up in Kansas.
A good title in my opinion might be "What is happening to the populations working age over time"?
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I notice that the workforce has changed dramatically since 2007. Although some places have stayed the same, places in the midwest and the northeast, and east have decreased there working population but up to 10%. Some places in the west have increased their population. Considering this is a 10 year age gap, some people that worked in 2007 may be retired. And The new generation of the younger workforce may still be in College with business, graduate, or medical school. Others may just not have the urge to get a job. Times have changed since2007 and some parents aren't as strict about getting a job or pursuing a career immediately out of college.
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The graph is showing the change in population across the country and how it has varied over the past decade. The graph is the change in the working age (25-54 yers old) population from 2007 to 2017. I noticed that the population changes based on the color. The purple color is the percentage that decreases 10%, the light orange is neutral or 0% change to the area, and the dark orange is the population increasing by 10%. I noticed that the northern part of the east coast is covered in the different shades of purple. Florida has a majority of orange in it. The west coast is covered more in orange than the east coast. I wonder why the west coast has more orange? Is it money or are people’s job changing? Are people retiring and moving away to different parts of the country? A catchy title for this graph would be: Population changing as times change.
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I notice that there is a lot more purple in the states on the east side, and a lot of orange closer to the west side. I wonder if this is because there are more jobs on the west side, or the population is just decreasing in the east. I feel like a good title for this would be population increase and decrease in the states.
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@Stella Good observation. I also wonder the cause of why the population is either increasing or decreasing. Do you think the trend of decreasing of certain states will continue to decrease throughout future years?
i noticed that the population in some states is decreasing but some are increasing. this does not really mean that people are moving out of the U.S. it just means some people are not doing to well when it comes to jobs. I don't really know whats up here.
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I notice that a lot of the growth is more in the west, albeit the purple being the color in the majority of the counties. I wonder how automation and the available jobs in that area affect these statistics.
Headline: Forget Red or Blue States, Purple States are Taking Over.
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@Nate Condon I notice that to Nate Condon.,.,.
I noticed, there is more purple meaning decreasing by 10% in the working-age population. Although there are lots of places that have orange meaning; increasing by 10%. Such as Florida, Washington, and Utah.
A title for this is graph: Change in the Working-Age Population
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I see the U.S counties most of them are decreasing in the workforce. But the south and west coast are where most orange is. I wonder if most people are getting older than that age and why the coasts are getting more working people.
Title: Are new Generations Not Getting Jobs?
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I notice there are more places that are dark purple(-10%) than places that are orange(10%). This means the majority of the U.S. is declining in the amount of people working.
I wonder why the west coast population is growing in working age population, and why the east coast is decreasing?
A catchy title: Is the U.S Working Age Declining?
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I see that the U.S.A has a lot more purple in it than orange. Especially in the northwest, but in the southwest there is a lot more orange. I wonder why the graph has more purple than orange.
Catchy headline: Workforce Decreasing?
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i notice that there is much more purple than orange. i wonder how this graph would look in 2019. changing population across america.
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I notice that there is a lot of decreasing in the east (Well at least more in the east than in the west) what is that mean.
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@Wil Dent
You did good!
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-The purple is greatest in the north, especially the eastern side
-There are more purple spaces than orange
I wonder what is causing the orange spaces to be orange. Is it people moving or people having more kids?
-What's the REAL cause- Population Change in the Working Age-
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@Alegria
Yes! I also wonder what is causing the orange counties to be orange. Population change can certainly be driven by people having more children. It can also be driven by working age people moving into those areas. Do you think that it would be easier or harder to find a job in the orange counties? Why?
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I notice that in the areas where there is orange, there are large amounts of it. And I also notice that the country is mostly purple.
I wonder why there are large clusters of orange throughout the map.
A catchy title could be "West Coast Thrives while East Coast dies."
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@Caroline M
I like what you noticed, I agree with it. Your title is catchy as well. Do you think eventually the majority of the population will end up near the west coast?
@Caroline M
I love your headline! It is really interesting to observe the clusters. Maybe the population change in those areas are driven by a common cause. What might be driving the population increase in the west? What does that mean for those that are working? Will it be easier or harder for people to find work in those counties?
@Caroline M
I like what you noticed, I agree with it. Your title is catchy as well. Do you think eventually the majority of the population will shift to Alaska because of that oil
I notice that there is a lot more purple on the graph than there is orange. I wonder if this could be related to the amount of people living in each state, and why there is more orange on the West Coast, as opposed to the East Coast where there is more purple.
A headline I thought of was "Is the population decreasing, or are the jobs?"
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I notice that there is more decreasing then increasing in job population.
The title could be Job Population is decreasing.
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I notice that there is a lot of purple across the map. I also see that the orange areas seem to be larger than the small purple areas. Finally, I see that there is significantly less purple in the West. For this graph, I would give it the title "What's Next? The Working Age Population Across the USA"
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I notice that Northern Arizona has hardly any change and that the majority of the midwest and northeast is mostly purple.
I wonder what this graph would look like today.
Title: Is America Growing or Shrinking?
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I wonder if the population of the midwest is moving away or not having as mich children.
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@CJ S.
The east coasts population is growing!? you won't believe what happens next!
I notice the population of the east coast is growing and the midwest population is shrinking.
@CJ S.
The east coast population is growing!? you won't beleaive what happens next!
@CJ S.
Good questions. Those would certainly be two factors that drive population change. After examining this map, where might you recommend that college graduates go to find work?
- There is a lot of purple and orange on the map and it is repreasenting something.
-Are the states population increasing or decreasing according to this map?
- What would this map look like in 2019?
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I believe the intense increase of the younger workforce is mainly because of the major decrease of older generation workers not being able to work anymore. This graph shows the working age decreasing or increasing by 10 percent from the years 2007 to 2017. The major states such as California, Texas, Nebraska, etc. have a huge difference in population as Virginia does, therefore it is more likely for the decrease in older workers in the smaller states.
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In this graph I notice that many states have decreased the change in working-age population by 0-10%. On the other hand, it is noticeable that California, Nevada, Florida, and Utah, have a large amount of increase in their state unlike the other 46. I wonder if each square on the map represents each county in that specific state. In addition, I wonder how many people live in each county that could have an effect on the percentage increasing or decreasing.
HEADLINE: It's a Working World in the United States.
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@Ava AOSE
Good noticing and wondering. I suspect that the smaller regions are the counties in each state. Can you find your own county?
I also wonder what the population is in each county. If there are one million people, for example, a 10% decrease is a more dramatic loss than in a county that has, for example 10,000 people.
@Ava AOSE fantastic! you are a very talented writer. have a great day :)
Major city areas such as D.C, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Miami. have the higher percentage of change, because of technological advances we can now replace a human with a computer program. we no longer have to pay someone to do the work.
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@Joce
Notice that the map indicates the change in the working age population, rather than the change in the number of available jobs. With this perspective, what does a dark orange area indicate?
@Joce this is fantastic!! well done! :)
Good morning, and welcome to "What's Going On in This Graph?"! Today we will be noticing and wondering about a graph that illustrates the change in the working age population from 2007 to 2017. How is the working age population changing where you live? What does this mean to you?
I look forward to reading your comments between now and 11 am EST. At that time, Ms. Gina Lee will begin moderating the discussion. Thanks for joining us today!
HOW IN TEN YEARS, THE WORKING AGE HAS CHANGED.
This graph shows how the working age population in the United States has increased or decreased around a ten percent through out the years from 2007 to 2017.
As it can be noticed the northeastern area of the country has decreased around ten percent, but we can compare that the western part has increased between the five to ten percent.
I'm intrigued of how the range of the 25 to 54 years old working age is center in such specifics areas, like I mentioned before, so it makes me wonder, What are the reasons to increase or decreased the working age on certain areas? What are the factors? and How this numbers affect the economy from the USA?
@XimenaSCELA
Interesting questions! Do you have any thoughts about what factors might be driving the increase or decrease in the change in the working age population for specific regions?
"10 years of changes in the working age population"
This graph shows the change in the working age population between the years 2007 to 2017 in the USA.
It can be noticed that most of the states of the East have increased from a 5% to a 10%. This is clearly shown by the amount of orange color in the map. In the other hand states like Minnesota or Wisconsin have decreased up to a 10%.
I wonder if this change in regions has something to do with the fact that in some places there are more working opportunities.
@KatiaMCELA
I agree with your comment about wondering if the change in regions might be because that are more working opportunities somewhere else. It is a good idea to take into consideration when looking at and analyzing the map.
"Working age population changes over the years in USA"
This graph shows the flow of working age population in different regions of the United Sates of America between 2007 and 2017, we are able to notice that there are more regions deacreasing than they are increasing.
I wonder what factors might be affecting this changes, maybe the work opportunities are better in some regions so young people have to move region.
@PaolaLCELA
I wondered the same thing. Do you think people are moving for jobs or better opportunities to get a better job?
IS THE INCREASE OR DECREASE OF THE WORKING AGE RELATED TO THE AMOUNT OF JOBS?
This map reflects the changes of the working-age population (25 to 54 years old) in the U.S during 2007 to 2017.
What i noticed is that in the most of the north eastern states their working-age population had decreased about percent a 10% in the lapse of ten years, which i wonder if this is related with the lack of jobs this region is having.
@DaniellaRCELA
I like your comment about how the Northeastern states have decreased by about 10%. Do you think it is because of the region that they are in or is it just a coincidence that most Northeastern states have shown a decrease in job population?
@DaniellaRCELA
Interesting question. If the working age population decreases in a specific area do you think that means that there are more or fewer people of working age in that area? Would there be more or fewer jobs for the remaining workers?
Working-age population changes in the USA.
This graph shows the increment and decrement of working-age population in different regions of USA in the period time of 2007 to 2017.
As it can be noticed in most places working-age population has decreased about a 5 to a 10 percent and I wonder if this has happened because youth goes to different places after they graduate of college to find job opportunity.
@JimenaGCELA
That's a great thought! If the youth go to certain places after they graduate from college to find jobs, which areas on the map do those people tend to go? What makes you think that?
HOW DID THE WORKING AGE POPULATION CHANGED.
As it can be seen, the graph shows the changes in working-age population between the years 2007-2017.
We can notice that most of the regions haven't changed since 2007 and also decreased 10%, and just a few regions have increased 10%.
It can be noticed that the central part of USA is the one with more decrease in population in comparison to the south, where population didn't change since 2007 and just a few regions increased.
I wonder why this is happening and if this has a negative effect on the USA.
WORKING-AGE POPULATION CHANGES IN A DECADE
This graph shows how the working-age (an age group from 25 - 54 years old approximately) has either increased or decreased in the years of 2007 to 2017.
You can see that the population of this age group has decreased by 10% in many or most of the regions, this is shown by the dominant color being purple. The south-western area resulted in having a great increment in the working-age population as opposed to other areas. I wonder if the cause of there being more working-age people in the south-west is related to the job opportunities, or the salary in the area.
AMERICA'S PROBLEM IS THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS.
The graph shows the changes in working-age ( 25 to 54 )population in the decade between 2007 & 2017.
I dont know about ya'll (people reading comments) but what I see is that it has decreased more than it has increased, more specifically in the northeast. Even though I can't understand why it is that way, it is, but oh well it's United State's problem.
But then again united state's problem are the world's problems, because they influence in the wolrd's economy, immigration, work oportunities.
I'm also curious about why does Unites States are so influencial around the world?
Even though I can't say what this means for the world I just hope it can be solvable, and good for everyone.
@inesScela
It is definitely worthwhile to think about the global impact that the change in the working age population may have. Do you have any thoughts about what may be causing the working age population to grow (or decline) in certain regions? If the working age population declines what does that mean for everyone who is depending on those people?
in this graph shows the demographical comparison of the changes in the working-age population in the USA. I noticed that there was more of an increase in the west and in the south than in the north and the east. I wonder if this is because this geographical zones are more family friendly. Meaning that the people in this areas are having more children as the others because of the geographic.
I would title this graph: Changes in the working-age population by geographic zones
WHAT'S THE WORKING-AGE POPULATION CHANGE DOING TO TO THE USA?
This graph shows how the working age population changes throughout 2007 to 2017.
We are able to notice that there has been more decrease than increase in terms of the working age population.
I am curious about why The New York Times chose this specific topic to write about, what message are they trying to share with the world?
Does the working-age depends on the labor competence of every region?
In this graph we can see whats going with the change in the working age between the ages of 25 to 54 year old population from the year 2007 to 2017 around United States.
I noticed that there has been a 10% decrease working-age population around minnesota , compared to the state of california and the ones that are close to it, were there has been an increase of 10%.
We can also see that around New York and florida it hasnt changed at all, either they stay they same or they just change a bit.
I wonder if this is because of the lack of job opportunities or the labor competence that exits around the regions of USA.
The change of the working age population
On this map of The United States it is shown the increase and decrease of the working age population between the years 2007 and 2017.
As it can be noticed most of the places on the U.S are dropping their numbers about 5 to 10 percent on the working age population.
I wonder if this is happening because now at days people do not have children so the young population is very small.
This graph shows how the working age population increased or decreased per area during the years 2007 to 2017. I noticed that the map is predominantly purple, which would mean that the working age population mostly decreased during the 10 year lapse across the US; however there is also a lot of regions where there was an increase of 10%, I wonder if the increase and decrease is connected because of lack of jobs in certain places and a contrasting increase in work opportunities in other regions or because the number of babies being born has decreased and the whole population is getting older.
I would title this graph: are young people migrating?
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@SofiF CELA great perspective :) your question left me wondering
HOW DOES THE WORKING AGE CHANGE IN USA
This graph shows how the working age population has changed from 2007 to 2017.
It can be noticed that most of the regions have decreased 10% in the number of people in the rage of working age. Although, most of the bigger regions did increased at least a 5%.
I wonder if the changes were caused because of the greater job opportunities or because a large number of people turned 55 or more.
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@MajoGCELA
Why do you think that is not that common for bigger regions to increase the working-age?
@MajoGCELA
Good point, maybe the population decrease because people turned 55 and they were not considered as working age anymore.
This graph shows the change in the working age population across the United States of America from 2007 to 2017.
We can notice that in most states the working age population seems to have decreased around 10% due to the fact that purple is the most dominant colour in the map. Counties colored in different orange tones represent an increase in their 25 to 54 year-old population. Have these increased because people from the north-western part of the country have moved therefore causing the decrease in this region? or has the increase come from foreigners looking for opportunities in the U.S?
Population in this range of age is the one who moves the country's economy... so has this change impacted the development and growth of the economy?
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@Paola Estrada CELA
I hadn't even thought about that question but I found this pint really interesting.
HAS THE TIME PASSES THE WORKING-AGE DECREASES
This graph shows us the change in the working-age population from the years 2007 to 2017.
A Thing that I notice is that in the last 10 years Florida has increased a 10% of the working-age, but on the other hand in Kansas is has decreased a 10%.
What I wonder is why in some regions have increased and why some of them have decreased the percentage of working-age.
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@MarianaVCELA
Good point. As in your questions I think is because of the working opportunities.
Changes in the working age population throughout Unites Sates
This graph shows us the change in the working age population from 2007 to 2017
I can notice that California’s working age population change is very mixed, on the south part of the state the population from 25 to 54 years old increased 5% to 10% but in some areas in the center of the state and moving upwards to the north part de number of the working age population decreased 5% to 10% all of this form 2007-2017.
During that same period of time the working age population decreased throughout the whole state of New York.
I wonder what factors might be affecting this numbers and why are they so different from state to state, like are people moving to other states?
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@DianaACELA xd
@DianaACELA
Good point, I actually wrote a really similar question, I also found it interesting
THE 2 T'S & R'S CHANGES IN POPULATION ( TODDLERS, TEENS & RETIRED)
In this graph is shown how the population has been changing from higher to lower population or working age through the years 2007 to 2017.
Here is shown how very young people and very old people have decreased and now.
I am curious to know if maybe this is happening because they are moving to places like Texas and Florida a side that they just grew up.
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IS YOUNG PEOPLE IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION?
This graphs shows, the population in working age and where do they live. I notice that the majority of the population with working age has decreased, what I think is that they had move to places like Texas or Florida where the population with working age has increase or because they have grow older and not a lot of people is having newborns. I wonder, what this would look like in another 10 years when the percentage of new borns will decrease and the ones with actual working age grow older.
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Headline: How generations move through the years.
This graphs shows the change in the working age between 25 to 54 years old of the population from 2007 to 2017.
I notice that most of the small parts are dark blue this means that the working age has decreased a 10 percent. On the other hand I noticed that in California has increased a 10 percent maybe we could say there are more opportunities of work.
I noticed also that in most parts of the country has decreased a 10 percent, it would not be because technology is taken all this jobs and people are moving to the countries and settle down.
I wonder why the graph is divided in so many little parts, like on what they based their information on to make this graph. I wonder why most of the graph its dark blue, however I wonder this could be because of the lack of jobs, and people are moving to the states with more opportunities of work.
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Are grown-up people disappearing?
This graph represents the changes in working-age population in the United States between the years of 2007 and 2017. It shows the rises or decreases of percentage that has suffered in this decade.
I noticed in most of the United States, the working people has decreased about 10%. Even though some of this percentage has rose, the majority has fallen down.
I wonder if the reason of these changes could be that people are moving to different states. This would make sense, as all of the states have suffered changes.
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@PerlaCELA
i dont agree with you
@DianaACELA could you be a little bit more specific as to what is it that you don't agree with Perla?
Confusing, however interesting working age population map.
While analyzing this informational map, I got really confused. At first I thought it showed employment and unemployment rates from 20017 to 2017. Then, I figured that the working rate has nothing to do with it!
"Working age: the age at which you are neither too young nor too old to work" (Cambridge Dictionary)
The colors represent the percentage of people who live in specific places who are between 25-54 years old.
In a 10 year gap, some recordings have been made; dark purple represent the sections in California where people within the working age decreased 10%, light purple represents like a 5% which also decreased, light orange represent a 5% which increased and dark orange represent an increasing 10%. I wonder if young people are moving to the dark orange places because of some specific reason or if the color is orange only because of some cultural reason.
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@LoreCELA Catchy headline Lore ;)
10 years of repercussions in the working age population
In this graph we can clearly notice the huge change in America in reference to the working age population between 2007-2017. Regardless to the orange percentage of change (+10%) we can clearly appreciate there's more change in the purple sections (-10%). The number of people in America has been clearly decreasing over the past ten years in the working age. I personally can't help to wonder what changes were made that these percentages decreased in a huge number just in a matter of 10 years.
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This graph shows the changes in citizens with 25 to 54 years across the U.S.A has change in the years of 2007 to 2017. I notice that in most places the working-age population has decrees in that laps of ten years. What I wonder if know days most of the population of seniors, children and teenagers. And why the population of working-age hasn't increase more. The headline I would give to this graph is: Were have our working-age citizens go?
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@Belén CELA
I like the headline because it is a question that we should all ask to ourselves
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This graph is quite perplexing, mostly because of the 10% increase in the mid-west. Like, why are people moving there to work? Is it because of increased use of technology in the cities driving people into the mid-west? Does the age range they choose greatly affect how the graph is arranged? Maybe if the age range was 16-54 the graph would look a lot different. It could also be technology taking away jobs from many working people. Combined with that, people have to work for longer because of crushing college debt. So that could be the reason that are booms in certain parts of the country when it comes to labor.
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What do I notice?
A lot of areas that you would not expect to be having an increase in the working-age (Which is 25-54 years old) population are actually in the gold (rise in workers). Areas such as the northernmost regions in Alaska. There are of course the areas you would expect to be on the rise for the working population as well such as the majority of California, or the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), and of course New York City. The area that strikes me as the most outstanding is the amount of purple in the Midwest. The majority of the flat plains are in dark purple with the occasional smattering of some golden color spread throughout. I think that this may be due to advancements in industrial technology such as improved farm equipment and the replacement of humans in large scale production with robots. The last thing I noticed is that the age group they considered to be "working age" is excluding the school-age part of the population.
I wonder...
I wonder what is bringing in more "working age" people into the northern most region in Alaska. I also wonder why they chose to exclude teenagers and school age kids in the data. Considering the increased pressures modern teenagers face when looking at the skyrocketing price of college, there is a newfound expectation for teens so that they eventually can pay off their enormous debts. Would the inclusion of young adults aged 16 to 24 on this graph change the data significantly and change the country to gold?
As we know, in today's day many American citizens wait longer to find that "one job" that will hopefully enrich them. This graph shows the growing job opportunities in large cities and urban counties. The rise of these jobs lead the citizen, ages 25-54, to move to these places and settle down there. Now-a-days, factories and technology have taken over the workforce and have eliminated thousands, if not millions of jobs. The question is, has technology taken over the job industry?
@Kyle J intersting
In most counties in the US, the change in the working age population seems to be decreasing. Are workers moving to larger cities? Are they being pushed out by automated workers? I noticed that most counties experiencing growth are on the eastern and western sides of the US. In the Midwest, are most workers self employed? Are businesses on the decline there in general, or is it just the workers leaving? The larger businesses in the West are possibly increasing their size or are on the rise in popularity. There may also be an increase in the oil and gas industry in Alaska and with a smaller population, a 10% increase could be less than 1% in another state.
Since this age group includes millennials, maybe this graphs shows the growing trend of freelancing, or working for yourself and offering a service. Many people today are moving away from making things since almost everything is mass produced. Because of that, there are more services being offered. This can include people doing hair and makeup, cleaning your house, and you can even hire a personal assistant. Someone can even manage your social media.
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I believe this graph is showing that people are not being able to work anymore. Jobs are becoming more complicated and the younger people are more likely to come in and get the job then people in their 40's. Plus there is decline in job openings because we have new technology that is doing work for us. Huge business are now needing less employees and in some areas they just have not developed into or do not have enough money for the new technology. I believe the title for this article should be, Out the Old Here Comes the New!
The significant decrease in the workforce across america may not actually be about the advancements in technology. It could possibly be due to the fact that there are so many older generations that are retiring, leaving the younger generations to take their jobs. However, there may not be enough younger people to fill the needed jobs. but idk
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On this graph, I've noticed a few things:
-There is a dramatic decline in the working age in the middle states
-The western states seem to have an increase in the working age population
- Hawaii's smaller islands seem to have an increase or they remain the same in the "working age"
- Should the working age be brought to a younger beginning age due to the increase in younger workers?
- How would this effect the graph?
Inference- I believe this map could be talking about areas where there is more work available for the working age or a demand for them.
Giving this map a title- The Demand For Work
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While looking at this graph i noticed some things.
-the northeast states have a dramatic decrease in the "working age"
-there is a major increase in the western states
- most Hawaiian islands are on the more orange side
-the states in the middle have little to no orange
- this graph is vague and it is unclear what the message is they are trying to convey
- should they consider lowering the working age due to an increase in younger workers?
The first thing I notice is a large concentration of orange in select places of the west. Specifically Utah and North Dakota. These areas are sparsely populated(for the most part) and pose the question: Why is there a 10% increase of workers ages 25-54 in the middle of nowhere? Possibly industrial boom? Maybe Utah is producing Hydro flasks and paper straws, whatever it may be, it seems to be affecting sparsely populated areas of Alaska as well. When I hear Alaska, first thing that comes to mind: oil. So I'm gonna stick by my gut and say that gold counties are on the "Save the Turtles" movement, and those blue are just anti-turtle. (But seriously, I think it has to do with the industrial boom in the west and Alaska, as well as isolated cities in the east having expected booms due to increasing population)
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For generations we have known that the number of people working has increased because the prices of the economy has skyrocketed in the past years. Although this graph shows the crazy spike in numbers of younger people working. It shows that more people have been getting job opportunities in bigger and more urban places. I know that all of the people are doing this to gain more income, but could there be any underlying reasons that the numbers have spiked. Many people could be trying to get a more independent feel of the society and don't want to rely on their parents for money. In general, it gives us a good insight on the numbers of workers and what the future can hold for our economy.
@Derrek H I think this is a really good guess as to why the population in the south-western region has increased unlike the other areas.
We noticed:
*It’s vague. The -10% to + 10% doesn’t seem specific enough.
*There was some confusion about the meaning of the scale, as some thought Hawaii and Florida must be doing well because they are getting more people.
*Most places are blue but a lot of places have concentrated sections of orange.
*Smaller counties have more purple.
We wondered:
*What’s “working age” mean?
*Why are there so many square counties?
*Why are there so many old people in Florida?
*How is Maine gaining working age people during this time period? Our instructor lived in Maine during some of this time and there was a lot of discussion about the young “brain drain” that was occuring.
*What is the change in the working age population like in Mexico or Canada?
Headlines:
*“America’s working age moves away from NY”
*“America is getting more purple”
*“America’s workers are getting younger (in some places)”
@NLLC Homeschool Stats Class
Hi! You got me wondering about México since I'm from there and so I researched a bit. According to our National Statistic Institute (INEGI) population from 15-29 years old has gone from 29.7 to 25.8 percent between the years of 1990 and 2017. Also, population ranging from 30-59 years of age had increased from 26% to 36.7%. However, the working-age population is expected to decrease a lot in the following years.
@MissGaby THanks for this info. I will shre it with my class!
For others, I now see that my class (and myself as instructor) interpreted the scale not only wrong but in a couple of different ways. It is very useful to have these comments and moderated discussion to point out how we saw it inaccurately. Many of us interpreted the scale to represent the change within the working age population (meaning blue would represent the population of working age people was trending to the younger end of the scale).
I wonder why California has mostly older people in the work force because when you think of California you think of a lot of fast food where teenagers would work.
Notice: A lot of the ages that people start working has decreased over the past 10 years.
Wonder: I saw that in Holmes County, (where most of the population is Amish), that the change in working age has increased, but the Amish start working at the age of 14.
Headline: Working Ages Change from 2007-2017
I noticed that throughout the years most of the United States is in the -10%.
I noticed that there are a higher number of working people in warmer areas like Florida and California.
jobs are decreasing technology is taking over
@Tim Tim
I agree with you our technology has made it easier and we don't need people to do anything anymore anymore but technology helps us it has made it easier to do things though.
In this perplexing graph, I notice numerous trends and patterns. Due to the fact that this graph is focusing on a trend in the working-age of 25-54 year olds, I believe that graph is displaying the amount of immigrants in the work force. I say this due to the fact that the majority of the orange colored sections are along the country's border- which is obviously a hot spot for immigration.
@Bailey C I think this could be very true so I agree with you on this topic
Okay so is it possible that this is related to the decline in human workers? Here me out, so most of the purple is concentrated north-east and goes through the mid-west where we slowly start to see more orange pop up. The West has many cities and many people live there; but big business don't want to invest so much into people, so they start incorporating more robots which end up taking jobs away from the people. Which is why i think the title should be Gears for Hire.
@ISH I think this could be very true so I agree with you on this topic.