Re: Re: Re: Re: warning signs

[Doug Henwood]

Michael Perelman wrote:

>The 10 year data can be interepreted in another way.  Let me use the 
>same example
>I used earlier.  Every member of our department with tenure or 
>tenure track has
>been here more than 10 years.  Few new jobs are opening up, so the 
>old hang on.  A
>larger percentage of our courses are taught by part timers, who also have more
>than 10 years with the department.

Yes, but when the tenure numbers were declining, people like you were 
arguing that this proved declining job stability. Either way, it's 
bad news.

But look at the mass layoff and initial claims data too.

Doug