Why ecommerce jobs are rising faster than brick-and-mortar jobs disappear
Editor’s note: The New York Times is highlighting a story about the top economist at the Progressive Policy Institute who says jobs related to ecommerce are rising faster than jobs being lost by traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. Here are Mandel’s reasons as spelled out at the institute. WASHINGTON, D.C. – I have consistently argued that ecommerce is boosting employment by creating jobs at fulfillment centers. For example, over the past year, ecommerce jobs have risen by 61,000, while brick-and-mortar retail has fallen by only 7,000. That sounds like a counter-intuitive result, given that ecommerce is supposedly more productive than brick-and-mortar...
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