d at larger masses, which in turn, changes the price a business can charge for its product, and therefore, the demand for unskilled labor has decreased. The computing industry is the industry that has promoted jobs for the skilled.The computing service industry is among the fastest growing industry both in size and wage rate. Between the years 1987 and 1997 the computing service industry increased by 64.4% where the service industries, such as gas stations, only had a change of 35.4% (textbook pg. 226). Unemployment is also much higher among the blue-collar workers than the white-collar workers. In 1998, white-collar workers had an unemployment rate of 2.8% where blue-collar workers had a substantially higher rate of 5.6% (textbook pg. 669), thus proving that the white-collar industries, which are rising with the introduction of technology, offer more stable job opportunities for those who qualify. In order to qualify for these positions being created by computer technology people must increase their knowledge of the industry. This is done through education and training courses. As seen in the graph below (graph 12), the amount of jobs available for those who are college graduates far exceed those for high-school graduates and dropouts, verifying the importance of education. Although college is expensive, the rate of return is much higher for those who graduate than those who do not. This is also evident in graph 13, which shows that the more people are able to use the Internet and other computer services, the higher their income is likely to be. This knowledge has also shown to be acquired through school, the more education, the more likely one is able to use information technology. ...
