Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Market

Freelancers now represent more than one in four US workers (computerworld.com)
As AI integration accelerates, businesses are facing widening skills gaps that traditional employment models struggle to address, and so more companies are choosing to hire freelancers to fill the void, according to a new report.
Freelancing, Labor Market, AI, Employment, Skills Gap
4 points by dxs 15 hours ago | 0 comments
Large language models, small labor market effects [pdf] (bfi.uchicago.edu)
Economics, Labor Market, Research
109 points by luu 21 hours ago | 27 comments
Tech Companies Aren't Hiring Gen Z. Entry-Level Jobs Are Drying Up (businessinsider.com)
Less training for newbies. Few entry-level jobs. And AI is about to make things even worse.
Hiring, Technology, Labor Market, Generation Z, Artificial Intelligence
9 points by littlexsparkee 1 day ago | 2 comments
Over 4M Gen Zers are jobless–experts blame worthless degrees and broken promises (fortune.com)
Over 4 million Gen Zers are jobless—and experts blame colleges for ‘worthless degrees’ and a system of broken promises for the rising number NEETs
Economy, Education, Gen Z, Labor Market
11 points by amichail 30 days ago | 9 comments
The good times in tech are over (seangoedecke.com)
For most of the last decade, being a software engineer has been a lot of fun. Every company offered lots of perks, layoffs and firings were almost unheard of, and in general we were treated as special little geniuses who needed to be pampered so we could work our magic. That’s changed in the last two years.
Software Engineering, Technology Industry, Labor Market, Economy
185 points by swah 41 days ago | 252 comments
Older Americans Taking Blue-Collar Jobs, White-Collar Hiring Slowdown (businessinsider.com)
Locked out of their white-collar careers, older Americans turn to blue-collar jobs and side hustles
Labor Market, Ageism, Economy, Workforce, Retirement
19 points by wallflower 44 days ago | 7 comments
Junior Bankers Say Grunt Work Matters Even with AI Taking on the Tasks They Hate (bloomberg.com)
Wall Street firms are all in on AI, touting it as a game-changer that can minimize the repetitive, soul-crushing tasks that define junior bankers’ early careers.
Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Wall Street, Labor Market, Jobs
4 points by petethomas 49 days ago | 0 comments
The job market may be tougher than it looks on paper (marketplace.org)
The first jobs report of the second Donald Trump administration comes out Friday. So far, we know that weekly jobless claims dropped last week, according to data from the Labor Department, and the number of people continuing to file for unemployment benefits reached nearly a three-year high — showing it’s taking workers longer to find new jobs.
Economy, Labor Market, Job Market, Unemployment
10 points by toomuchtodo 50 days ago | 1 comments
U.S. payroll growth totals 151,000 in February, less than expected (cnbc.com)
U.S. Economy, Employment, Labor Market
5 points by jarsin 50 days ago | 0 comments
Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market [pdf] (nber.org)
Artificial Intelligence, Labor Market, Economics
33 points by pedrodelfino 54 days ago | 2 comments
The Job Market Is Frozen (theatlantic.com)
Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?
Economy, Labor Market, Job Market
87 points by aarghh 58 days ago | 61 comments
The Job Market Is Frozen (theatlantic.com)
Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring. What’s going on?
Economy, Labor Market, Employment
15 points by petethomas 59 days ago | 0 comments
What are non intelligent people like me supposed to do for money? (reddit.com)
Since the cost of living has surpassed most labor jobs wages and they don't seem to be moving anytime soon. What are people like me who aren't book smart or computer smart supposed to do?
Economics, Labor Market, Social Inequality
53 points by carabiner 74 days ago | 88 comments
Tell HN: Title: The UC Berkeley Job Market Meltdown–What No One Wants to Admit (ycombinator.com)
I work in administration at UC Berkeley, and I need to say this: something is deeply broken.
University, Labor Market, Higher Education, California
12 points by UCBThrowaway 75 days ago | 9 comments
Return-to-office policies are leading to increased brain drain in the U.S. (venturebeat.com)
Return-to-office mandates are emerging as one of the most contentious of the post-pandemic work trends that U.S. employees have faced.
Work Culture, Labor Market, United States, Technology
46 points by this_weekend 80 days ago | 13 comments
Major data revisions are coming – should make you trust official statistics more (slowboring.com)
Next month, the jobs report will incorporate its annual benchmark revision, which will meaningfully change some key economic statistics and will solve some nagging puzzles and misconceptions about the labor market.
Economics, Statistics, Labor Market
11 points by therabbithole 94 days ago | 0 comments
Shove your office mandates, people still prefer working from home (theregister.com)
Years after the pandemic reshaped working practices across the world, many staff are still resisting corporate efforts to get them to return to the office preferring instead to quit in favor of a more flexible employer.
Remote Work, Work Culture, Labor Market, Workplace Trends, COVID-19
62 points by rntn 101 days ago | 80 comments
US hiring announcements in 2024 lowest in nine years (yahoo.com)
Hiring announcements by U.S. employers last year were the lowest since 2015, a report showed on Thursday, confirming a sharp moderation in job growth over that period.
Economy, Labor Market, Hiring, Business, United States
4 points by joshstewart 107 days ago | 0 comments
Companies are firing Gen Z employees soon after hiring them (euronews.com)
A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.
Gen Z, Employment, Labor Market, Hiring Practices
9 points by makerdiety 131 days ago | 5 comments
The Death of the Stubborn Developer (sourcegraph.com)
I wrote a blog post back in May called The Death of the Junior Developer. It made people mad. My thesis has since been corroborated by a bunch of big companies, and it is also happening in other industries, not just software. It is a real, actual problem, despite being quite inconvenient for almost everyone involved.
Software Development, Industry Trends, Labor Market
21 points by ingve 136 days ago | 26 comments
From 'Great Resignation' to 'Great Detachment': How U.S. job market has slowed (nbcnews.com)
For many workers, the euphoria of “the Great Resignation” — a period following Covid-19 reopenings that brought a massive reshuffling of jobs and substantial wage gains — has given way to a new, far more uncertain environment.
Labor Market, Economy, COVID-19, Resignation, Employment
44 points by makerdiety 138 days ago | 14 comments
It's Taking Longer to Find a New Job in the US (bloomberg.com)
The unemployed are having a harder time finding jobs in the US, a trend that’s casting a shadow over other statistics showing a resilient labor market with few outward signs of trouble.
Unemployment, Labor Market, Economy, US
6 points by toomuchtodo 142 days ago | 1 comments
Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies (metropolisjapan.com)
A new survey from Mynavi Corp. shows a significant rise in resignation agencies across Japan that help people quit their jobs. But why?
Japan, Employment, Resignation, Labor Market, Human Resources
170 points by billybuckwheat 159 days ago | 142 comments
Employment Barometer in Germany Falls Further (ifo.de)
Companies in Germany are more cautious in their personnel planning. The ifo Employment Barometer fell to 93.7 points in October, down from 94.0 points in September, the lowest level since July 2020. “The situation on the labor market has been on a negative trend for months, not sharply, but continuously,” says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of ifo Surveys. “Rather than filling vacancies, companies are more likely to lay off employees.”
Germany, Economy, Labor Market, Employment
17 points by rustoo 172 days ago | 22 comments
The Senior Shortcut (medium.com)
Many have predicted the death of the “junior engineer” thanks to AI; after all, if AI can do all of the simple tasks, we don’t need to hire people who are only capable of handling those tasks anymore.
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Labor Market
5 points by HideInNews 175 days ago | 0 comments
Daron Acemoglu: America is sleepwalking into an economic storm (nytimes.com)
Inflation seems under control. The job market remains healthy. Wages, including at the bottom end of the scale, are rising. But this is just a lull. There is a storm approaching, and Americans are not prepared.
Economics, United States, Inflation, Labor Market
6 points by hhs 191 days ago | 4 comments
Employment rises by 254K in September; unemployment changes little at 4.1% (bls.gov)
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social assistance, and construction.
Economics, Employment, Labor Market, United States
7 points by impish9208 204 days ago | 6 comments
US economy added 254,000 jobs in September, well above expectations (foxbusiness.com)
U.S. job growth picked up in September, beating economists' expectations, while the unemployment rate was little changed.
Economy, Employment, Labor Market, Jobs, News
6 points by hhs 204 days ago | 1 comments
Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them (yahoo.com)
Generation Z, Employment, Hiring Practices, Labor Market
11 points by rustoo 210 days ago | 7 comments
Effects of Gen AI on High Skilled Work: Experiments with Software Developers (ssrn.com)
Generative AI, Software Development, Labor Market, Research
335 points by Anon84 232 days ago | 511 comments