Visualizing The Dead-Weight On The Global Economic Recovery Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/25/2013 18:48 -0400 Credit Suisse recovery Unemployment Youth unemployment has become a worrying phenomenon with 74.6 million young people unemployed globally in 2012. Rising youth unemployment has a detrimental effect on economic growth, political and social stability as well as on the ability to exploit the potential demographic dividend. Young people who are neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) are a particular social concern. The economic and social impact of a growing number of NEET young people aged 15 - 24 has raised concerns as they represent a dead weight burden . 15% of US youth population is 'dead-weight' Source: Credit Suisse
Visualizing Life In America From 1983 To Today Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2013 18:55 -0400 Gross Domestic Product SWIFT A lot has changed in 30 years - from Miami Vice and Flashdance to Hunger Games and Taylor Swift; but away from the end of legwarmers (and rolled-up jacket sleeves), GDP has more than tripled from $3.5 trillion as household incomes, home prices, and employment have shifted dramatically but not equally... Image source: www.topdegreesonline.org Average: