Workplace

     A wake up call for the unemployed from Paul Krugman:

"We’re in the age of 'extra', and everyone has to figure out what extra they can add to their work to justify being paid more than a computer, a Chinese worker or a day laborer."

                                                         Paul Krugman, in a New York Times column





     Ouch. But likely true for many professionals.So what do you bring to the table?

     Alabama's unemployment rate is improving, The Montgomery Advertiser suggests it's because Alabamians who had given up looking for work are back searching because of the upward turn in the economy. But those returning workers may find the demands of the jobs they apply for will require more.

     Productivity has improved during the Great Recession as companies found they could maintain almost the same output even with the layoffs that lowered costs..