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- ErklärstückWorkforce & Skills
What makes an apprenticeship registered
Registration is a legal status granted by the Department of Labor or a recognised state agency, not a verdict on the quality of the training. By the end you will know what the sponsor has to promise, what the apprentice is owed, and what the credential is worth away from the firm that issued the work.
- ErklärstückWorkforce & Skills
What a state unemployment rate leaves out
The rate is a fraction whose denominator moves. By the end you will know why it can fall while a state's workforce shrinks, and why it counts residents when payroll figures count jobs.
- ErklärstückWorkforce & Skills
Personal income per head and the median wage measure different things
One is a mean taken over everybody, the other a middle taken over jobholders. By the end you will know why a state can look rich on one and ordinary on the other, and which question each figure answers.
- ErklärstückWorkforce & Skills
What a labour shortage claim needs before anyone can test it
A shortage is a claim that a market is not clearing at a stated price. By the end you will know the five things such a claim has to name, and why the same job carries different prices in different states.
- ErklärstückWorkforce & Skills
Where an occupational wage estimate comes from
An occupational wage figure is a median, drawn from a survey of employers, for jobs located in one place. By the end you will know what the number leaves out, why the top of the scale is censored, and when two figures for the same occupation are not in conflict.
- ErklärstückInfrastructure
What a cost overrun is measured against
An overrun is a comparison, and the figure it is compared with usually goes unstated. By the end you will know which baselines are in use, and why the same project can be on budget and over budget at once.