Economists say the labor market is strong — but job seekers don't share that confidence. Here's why
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More than half of unemployed adults say they are burned out from searching for a new job. Experts suggest it might be due to the cooling labor market.
      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
        43·
        5 months ago

        Uh huh. So why don’t you spend a minute going to Labor statistics site and then seeing the sub breakdown by age group? It is not just boomers retiring it is prime working age adults not working.

        Which why should they? You get better medical insurance not employed vs employed. The salaries are trash anyway. Plus you are just going to get laid off at any moment.

        • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
          3·
          5 months ago

          There are 157.7 million people employed. 5 million more than before the pandemic. More than any time in US history.

          Boomers start at age 59 and north. So they will show up as working age adults. Since there are so many more of them not working than the Zs that are replacing them that skews the statistics.

          Edit: The labor participation rate for 25-54 is the same as it was in the 1990’s and much higher than in the 2010’s.

          • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
            13·
            5 months ago

            There are 157.7 million people employed. 5 million more than before the pandemic. More than any time in US history.

            US population is higher.

            Boomers start at age 59 and north. So they will show up as working age adults. Since there are so many more of them not working than the Zs that are replacing them that skews the statistics.

            Not an excuse

            Edit: The labor participation rate for 25-54 is the same as it was in the 1990’s and much higher than in the 2010’s.

            People don’t work before age 25 or after 54? I want the numbers between 16-65. Thanks