By: Penelope Roussetzki
One of the most talked about topics during
this election has been, unemployment and how the candidates foresee the future
relating this problem. People were concerned on how the candidates formulate
plans for job creation. The unemployment rate seems to be improving but very
slowly. As technology moves faster each day, jobs continue to become
outsourced. Technology has effectively improved the quality of production, yet
impacting technology in the labor force. In fact, more companies need fewer
workers to facilitate manufacturing companies because the sophisticated machine
has made it possible to seamlessly assemble its production.
Job creation
continues to improve to bring unemployment to a lower percentage compared to
2009 when the recession hit. In a recent Time magazine article jobs are being
created to bring unemployment down a few notches, wages are still totally
stagnant. The percentage of the unemployment rate has to be significantly lower
than the current 7% in order to see dramatic changes in wage boost. The way to
get the economy going is to consume, though we haven’t seen changes in consumer
demand.
Tying in the advances in
technology with prolonged consumerism is what continues to weaken the economy.
We have seen labor replacement with technology but this is something that we
have little to no control over. These changes may be drastic and there will
come a point where adjustments will be made. In a college express article they
articulates how technology develops, career options will appear in some cases,
entirely new occupations and jobs that already exist today will be preformed in
a new way. As the labor force continues to adjust to the changes
labor will be reinvented and more people will develop new skills that will be
demanding and necessary.
Cloud computing
has become the next innovative way to facilitate business strategies. Forbes
article on cloud computing has explained how “the result of the shift to cloud,
there is growing demand for professionals and managers that are more focused on
business development than they are in application development.” This is an
example of what technology is being used to incorporate future jobs.
In
conclusion, the perditions of future technology changing the path of economic
growth and labor modifications will become challenging, but the awareness is
implanted by placing together the adjustments. Obama with continue to improve
the labor force and as part of his plan he states “ no games, no politics and
no delays”. Labor will have its changes and predictions continue to formulate
the idea that the machine will replace labor as they continue to better them.
This is something to be aware of in the coming years and it is up to us to
adjust to the changes.
Works Cited:
-Foroohar, Rana. "More Jobs Less Pay" Time 22 Oct. 2012: 23. Print
Mumbai. "EMC to train 30,000 in Cloud Computing Data Science" Daily News, November 8, 2012. Web. <http://india.nydailynews.com/business/cff7396589d78b751b7e224f947768da/emc-to-train-30000-in-cloud-computing-data-science>.
Rafter, Michelle. "Going, Going, Gone: Jobs that Technology is Leaving Behind." NBC News, November 7, 2012. Web. "http://csbj.com/2012/11/09/automation-gives-jobs-but-also-takes-them-away/>.
Rowh, Mark "Technology that's Changing the Future" Fobes.Web.<http://www.collegexpress.com/interests/science-and-engineering/articles/careers-science-engineering/technology-s-changing-future/>.
Your article remind me of my Statistics professor. While he was teaching us how to use the SSPS system(statistic software), he said this system is a blessing. Because during his PhD research paper presentation, he had to take help of 4 people who were working for about 3 months to organize and calculate his collected data. And he need to spend so much money to pay this people. Now this software can do this all in just a minute. Can you imagine, 3 month’s and 4 people's of work in 1 min? No wonder machine is replacing labor and we can not stop it.
ReplyDeleteThis post sounds very accurate, although I have not done research on the replacements of technology over the labor of people as far as jobs go I can see the change in society with the use of technology now more than ever. I remember having to rush to a library when I was younger to finish small research projects because even since then I have been known for procrastination. It’s different now though; I don’t have to go to a library as often to get research. I have a pc now and even the fact that I have a computer now seems pretty amazing to me because growing up only a few kids in my elementary school classes owned a pc. Now people have a pc, laptop, nook, and phones with access to the internet.
ReplyDeleteI can see the rapid change of technology and our dependency on it. By this I mean that several companies need programs installed into their office pcs in order to be more productive because our fast moving society/world demands for it. It is difficult for me to think of a modern world without the use of computers and the internet. As I was reading this however it was also difficult for me to realize that the world is moving fast and technology isn't only replacing small tasks we would have to do ourselves perhaps two decades ago on our own. For example sending a mail to a friend is now replaced by a fast email. Technology isn't only replacing those small tasks but it is also replacing our jobs.
Great essay Penelope. Your essay reminds me of the second industrial revolution in the early 20th century in the United States. Basically, complex, multi-taskful machines were created, especailly in the areas of agriculture to decrease the amount of men to do the job, decease the amount of time needed to complete the task, and to increase efficiency. Even though people were still able to have jobs, the transition from using your bare hands, to using a fortlift or a tractor can be a lot. Yet as science and technology "improves", less people will be required to do certain task. However, the new machines created will have flaws, which is why human beings will always have a job.
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