The Typical Retail Trade Employee's Near Miss

The following chart shows the 12-month moving average of weekly hours worked by production and nonsupervisory retail trade employees.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gGX16Onn9kDm3Zc5cweIEQEsGOwgfSarDJ5udgue4jIcJIT1M3JcqBujhalq3NX3oMu_uZW4K9Iq2pRyERvVVVwV_6Z-sM6isM0qizENRvJJAURHo48qAwd2MufAlrew9HCQ-bObGUc/s1600/The+Typical+Retail+Trade+Employee%27s+Near+Miss.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gGX16Onn9kDm3Zc5cweIEQEsGOwgfSarDJ5udgue4jIcJIT1M3JcqBujhalq3NX3oMu_uZW4K9Iq2pRyERvVVVwV_6Z-sM6isM0qizENRvJJAURHo48qAwd2MufAlrew9HCQ-bObGUc/s320/The+Typical+Retail+Trade+Employee%27s+Near+Miss.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />This is your captain. I have good news and bad news.<br /><br />First, the good news. Although it appeared to be a sure thing, I am pleased to report that we averted the disaster of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_miss_%28safety%29">hitting the median</a>. The plane stalled just in the nick of time.<br /><br />Now, the bad news. Similar to the period from 2003 to 2009, we are once again screaming towards the ground again. Please assume crash positions.<br /><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://www.bls.gov/data/#employment">BLS: Employment</a>

The Typical Retail Trade Employee's Near Miss

The following chart shows the 12-month moving average of weekly hours worked by production and nonsupervisory retail trade employees. Click ...

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