Is it any surprise that employers shun low IQ employees in preference
for higher IQ employees?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_intelligence

According to Richard Lynn, J. Philippe Rushton, and others, IQ test
score differences are observed cross-culturally and around the world.
Lynn has published three books summarizing IQ test scores from around
the world. The inaccuracy of the cross cultural IQ scores is well
documented, but many scholars use the results as an estimate of
worldwide IQ scores. Lynn's meta-analysis lists East Asians (105),
Europeans (99), Inuit (91), Southeast Asians and Amerindians (87
each), Pacific Islanders (85), South Asians/North Africans (84), Non-
Bushmen sub-Saharan Africans (67), Australian Aborigines (62) and
Bushmen (54). International achievement test scores, including TIMSS
and PISA, have also been used to estimate average IQ worldwide with
similar results where data is available.


How is it that the ****ty countries to live in are the ones which
happen to have low IQs?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_Global_Inequality



From the Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8468308.stm

Half of young black people unemployed, says report

Almost half of black people aged between 16 and 24 are unemployed,
compared with 20% of white people of the same age, a think tank has
claimed.

The left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research said a survey of
7,200 young people showed a wide variation in unemployment by ethnic
group.

Black unemployment had risen 13% since March 2008, compared with 8%
among white people and 6% among Asians.

Campaigners said action was needed from government to help the black
community.

The IPPR report came as official figures showed that the total number
of people out of work had unexpectedly fallen by 7,000 in the three
months to November.

'Lost generation'

The think tank looked at data from the Labour Force Survey - a
quarterly sample of about 60,000 households. Within that, it examined
the responses of 16 to 24-year-olds - a total of 7,200 in November
2009.

It said mixed ethnic groups had seen the biggest increases in youth
unemployment since the recession began, rising from 21% to 35% in the
period.

That trend echoed the recession in the early 1990s, it added, where
unemployment among ethnic minorities rose by 10%, compared with a 6%
increase overall.

If a quarter of adult males don't work for 10-20 years, it doesn't
give communities much aspiration
Jeremy Crook
Black Training and Enterprise Group

In terms of individual groups, 48% of black people, 31% of Asians and
20% of whites reported that they were out of work.

Lisa Harker, co-director of the IPPR, said the findings were a
"worrying reminder" that those from ethnic minorities or with fewer
qualifications were "far more likely to become part of a generation
lost to unemployment and disadvantage".

The think tank said the government's pledge to shield ethnic
minorities had "not been effective" and urged the government to draw
up alternative measures to prevent long-term unemployment.

The IPPR said unemployment was highest for those with no
qualifications, standing at 43%.

It said men fared worse than women, with 22% of male graduates
unemployed, compared with 13% of females.

Jeremy Crook, director of the Black Training and Enterprise Group
(BTEG), said part of the problem was there were very few black role
models in Britain.

"Amongst black men, unemployment is about 20% - if a quarter of adult
males don't work for 10-20 years, it doesn't give communities much
aspiration, it demoralises and dissuades young people.

"They look to alternatives and get involved in gangs."

'Discrimination'

Mr Crook said black and ethnic minority communities suffered from a
"long-term persistent recession" and the government needed to make a
"more targeted effort" to suggest they could "achieve in life".

We need action from government to ensure that these groups are not
left behind
Dr Krishna Sarda
Ethnic Minority Foundation

"Long-term unemployment is quite devastating, the government needs to
improve outcomes and show pathways into apprenticeships.

"There is still discrimination amongst employers, particularly in
construction and engineering," he added.

Dr Krishna Sarda, chief executive of the Ethnic Minority Foundation,
said efforts needed to be made to enhance the opportunities, education
prospects and economic integration.

"We strongly believe economic and social integration go together. We
need action from government to ensure that these groups are not left
behind," he said.

The IPPR found that young women with no qualifications were the worst
hit across all age groups with unemployment at 46%, up by 18% from
March 2008.

It said youth unemployment followed similar regional patterns to adult
unemployment - and areas worst hit were those dependent on
manufacturing and construction industries.

November 5 wrote:
Is it any surprise that employers shun low IQ employees in preference
for higher IQ employees?


Is that why you're unemployed?

On Jan 21, 4:27*pm, Dex wrote:
November 5 wrote:
Is it any surprise that employers shun low IQ employees in preference
for higher IQ employees?

Is that why you're unemployed?

no...its cos he's black