Today is the third Labor Day since the Great Recession began, pulling Americans into an economic riptide. Virtually every sector has lost jobs.
What kind of downturn is this? Is it simply a nasty cycle that eventually will end? Or is it a fundamental shift in the kinds of skills that are valuable to employers -- that is, a structural change in the economy? The more time experts have to assess the market, the better they will know.
Still, frustrated job-seekers are left asking a key question: Are my skills obsolete? Or are they just too common?
The answer could send the unemployed back to school, across the country, into a lower-paying job or home to wait it out.
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the first Monday in September, "is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country."
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