earnings being a huge part of that. You can check out more about the BLS [here](https://www.bls.gov) and [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics) if you'd like. The claims you are making are purely [anecdotal ... bls.gov). Here's an example of all of the kinds of data they have for electricians: [https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472111.htm](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472111.htm). They have thousands of different jobs that they track that you can examine for free just

Sources: [https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2021/super-bowl-lv-draws-nearly-92-million-tv-viewers/](https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2021/super-bowl-lv-draws-nearly-92-million-tv-viewers/) [https://www.superbowl-ads.com/cost-of-super-bowl-advertising-breakdown-by-year/](https://www.superbowl-ads.com/cost-of-super-bowl-advertising-breakdown-by-year/) [https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation\_calculator.htm](https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) ​ Tools used: Microsoft Excel Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

example, I picked an occupation with an average salary south of $30,000/year ([source](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/farming-fishing-and-forestry/agricultural-workers.htm#tab-5)). I'm not saying everybody can do it, but the market puts a price on this kind ... instead of physically driving around looking at fields. Similarly, consider meter readers, [another low-wage job](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes435041.htm). Imagine what it would take to create a robot that could drive from house to house

trying to push his political agenda, and making himself look intellectually dishonest in the process. \[1\] [https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detectives.htm](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detectives.htm) \[2\] [https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/correctional-officers.htm](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/correctional-officers.htm)

work in the bay area. (San Francisco, Sunnyvale, San Jose, etc, California, USA) [https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes\_nat.htm](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm) ​ By state views. [https://www.statista.com/chart/22030/average-tech-worker-salary-in-us-cities/](https://www.statista.com/chart/22030/average-tech-worker-salary-in-us-cities/) One thing you will notice is that

www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html). For added context, unemployment during the Great Depending was somewhere around 25% (source: https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1948/article/pdf/labor-force-employment-and-unemployment-1929-39-estimating-methods.pdf) and much higher among people of color and women. So, yes, there are far more workers today ... were roughly 138M workers in the US. In January 2023, there were over 160M workers (source: https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-employment.htm), greater than the entire US population when labor force participation was at its lowest

worker is though. If you follow the links as well, police isnt even the top 9. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.t04.htm *even further broken down https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.t03.htm

been a bit so any constructive advice on how to improve would be valued. Sources: [https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation\_calculator.htm](https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm), https://www.fb.org/files/Year\_Over\_Year\_Price\_Comparison.pdf For tools, I used excel

Source: Annual Rate, [the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/) Tools: [CPI Inflation Calculator](https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/) [Cavana](https://www.canva.com/) [Adobe Photoshop CC](https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/photoshop)

quotes the changes in percentage points. Take the [BLS word for it, not mine](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm): "Calculating Index Changes: Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes

however *are exclusive*, that means over $52 billion owed. Per the [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm), in Oct. 2022 there were ~264,535,000 Americans aged 16 and older, not in prison

official CPI was 4.7 percent in 2021 and [7.7 percent in the year to October 2022](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_11102022.htm).

likely to work full time than employed mothers in 2021—95.5 percent compared with 79.6 percent." ( https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf ) So mothers in general provide more childcare than fathers and spend much more time with children

December's CPI will be on Jan. 12, 2023 [source](https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/cpi.htm)

words "pizza" do not appear anywhere on this page. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm

found a good explanation https://www.reddit.com/r/IsItBullshit/comments/t0hghk/isitbullshit_pizza_delivery_drivers_are_more/hyaogsn/ *BoLS classifies pizza delivery people as delivery/sales people. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533031.htm

list as BLS rate data lumps cops into either Federal, State, or Local government workers. [www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables.htm#rates](https://www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables.htm#rates)

reflection of you. Don't project your incompetence on society. https://educationdata.org/college-degree-roi https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/college-pays-off/#:~:text=March%201%2C%202022&text=On%20average%2C%20recent%20college%20graduates,earn%20only%20%2430%2C000%20per%20year. https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2022/data-on-display/education-pays.htm https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/the-college-payoff/#:~:text=A%20Bachelor's%20degree%20is%20worth,men%20at%20similar%20education%20levels.

labor law (Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA) that would later be upheld by the Court.](https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2017/article/history-of-child-labor-in-the-united-states-part-2-the-reform-movement.htm#:~:text=It%20was%20not%20until%201938,be%20upheld%20by%20the%20Court.) So like yeah, get them little [doggies](https://giphy.com/gifs/southpark-south-park-sodosopa-the-city-part-of-town-3oEduXnwQPEO3yBw1G) to work

overwhelmingly dependent on individual consumers’ expenditures — [69-70% of US GDP, 12-15% of global GDP](https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2014/article/consumer-spending-and-us-employment-from-the-recession-through-2022.htm). If executives want to sustain their ability to make profits, they need to provide workers *expendable

only](https://ctexaminer.com/2022/09/29/record-high-energy-prices-expected-for-new-england-reliance-on-imported-gas-seen-as-key/) [someone](https://www.nationalgridus.com/News/2022/09/To-help-customers-address-increasing-energy-supply-prices,-National-Grid-launches-the-Winter-Customer-Savings-Initiative-to-provide-options-to-manage-costs-and-secure-assistance/) [could have](https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/AverageEnergyPrices_SelectedAreas_Table.htm) [seen this coming](https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/09/08/new-england-electricity-prices-natual-gas-utility-auctions) Spoiler: No more cheap gas. And to save you some time next fall

states are lower. https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

appalachian" region, a long under-performing part of the country. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/appalachian-employment-lagged-rest-of-united-states-from-2001-to-2021.htm

www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

double-check, but [the plurality of workers (45.7%) get paid biweekly. 18% get paid semimonthly.](https://www.bls.gov/ces/publications/length-pay-period.htm)

looking for, maybe it has something that can point you in the right direction.](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physicians-and-surgeons.htm) Edit: didn’t mean to include all that text in the link but too lazy

Life, limbs, and licensing: Occupational Regulation, wages ... Bureau of Labor statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2021, from https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2014/article/pdf/life-limbs-and-licensing.pdf.

According to [the BLS](https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.htm) the real answer is the same as ever; judge, doctor, lawyer, engineer, or specialized IT. Trades don’t even come close in the median

primary job for 90% of the population. * There are over [11 million job openings](https://www.bls.gov/jlt/) available right now. * We have access to virtually all of the information available on earth through the Internet

systemic undercounting of Black and Latino workers is correct, that changed during the 1980s (source: https://www.bls.gov/mlr/1999/12/art1full.pdf). Housework by (predominantly) women has never been counted. And the share of white male workers has declined

aren't collecting unemployment anymore. Yeah this is just absolute bullshit. Here's [the BLS](https://www.bls.gov/cps/definitions.htm#laborforce): > Classification as unemployed in no way depends upon a person's eligibility for, or receipt

Rent of Primary Residence is 7.5% of the CPI. Shelter, more broadly, is ~34%. [Source](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/relative-importance/2022.htm)

chart, "arrested and not incarcerated" and "incarcerated 6 months or less" had nearly identical employment rates. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/employment-of-young-men-after-arrest-or-incarceration.htm

stretch in the 50s and 60s with a $0.15 fare. Source: [CPI-U, 1913 to 2023](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/historical-cpi-u-201709.pdf) Source: [Inflation, 1904 to 1912](https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator/consumer-price-index-1800-) Source: [Subway Fares](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway)

Pittsburgh's non-farm job growth was [an anemic 1.8%](https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.pa_pittsburgh_msa.htm) in February 2023. One of the lowest rates in the country. Compared to other similarly sized cities, Nashville 4.5%. Austin 4.8%. Indianapolis

calculator here shows that this should be $12.07 if it tracked CPI in that same period.](https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) How about a story on the worst franchise in baseball absolutely gouging fans at the concessions

Data Source:** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index New Release, Thursday, October 13, 2022 ([https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm)) **Tool:** Tableau Desktop

specific set of circumstances but the rest of things are only growing at 5.5%](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/) then how much is inflation impacting people? It depends what percentage of their budget is food. The standard

www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm](https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category-line-chart.htm) Here's the source graph. Seems like inflation is worse now than

William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren in Virginia; and the county of Jefferson in West Virginia.](https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/news-release/consumerpriceindex_washingtondc.htm) And it's not going to be under an hour unless you're speeding late

likely correlation, not causation. [Dept of Labor published wage growth from March 2021 to March 2022](https://www.bls.gov/charts/county-employment-and-wages/percent-change-aww-by-state.htm), and while the Dept of Labor pegs Colorado at 8.8% for that period, other states exceed

www.bls.gov/cpi/](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/) next year looking like maybe a 10% increase unless we get a softening in inflation towards the end of the year

many of these can be automated https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/emp-by-detailed-occupation.htm

consumption habits. Something about gasoline is different than other goods that create this static consumer behavior. https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-5/using-gasoline-data-to-explain-inelasticity.htm

good comparison. Two men died on the job there, and that was considered scandalous. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/a-look-at-workplace-deaths-injuries-and-illnesses-on-workers-memorial-day.htm