higher<\/em> wages than traditional retail jobs.<\/p>\nThe statistics generated by Mandel assume that \u201cgeneral warehousing\u201d jobs are directly correlated with retail sales. He uses the example of Amazon to justify his argument by saying that they employ 12,000 employees, which includes warehouse workers, rather than the 2,640 that the Bureau of Labor Statistics states, which does not.<\/p>\n
Mandel might be up to something with his optimistic analysis, but it is truly very difficult to measure the direct effect e-commerce has had on employment. There are just way too many aspects, making it too complex to come to an accurate conclusion. However, it is always great to hear that we might actually be heading towards the right direction. Many people would argue \u2013 What will happen once robots start replacing humans in these warehouses? I guess we\u2019ll just have to wait and see!<\/p>\n
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References:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/ECOMPCTSA<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.bigcommerce.com\/blog\/ecommerce-trends\/<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2017\/04\/the-silent-crisis-of-retail-employment\/523428\/<\/p>\n
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