Hacker News with Generative AI: Unemployment

China's overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras (bbc.com)
China is now a country where a high-school handyman has a master's degree in physics; a cleaner is qualified in environmental planning; a delivery driver studied philosophy, and a PhD graduate from the prestigious Tsinghua University ends up applying to work as an auxiliary police officer.

China, Unemployment, Education, Social Issues

7 points by grugagag 14 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: What to do when you're out of money and can't find a job? (ycombinator.com)
I have reached the point of extreme desperation. I'm 39 years old, and I have been building software for 20+ years (started coding when I was 12), and I have multiple GitHub projects with 1000+ stars, and numerous with 100+. I have published 2 programming books, and have worked at some top companies.

Career Advice, Unemployment, Software Development

28 points by whoshiring57392 24 days ago | 24 comments

My second year without a job (shilin.ca)
Two years ago, I quit my job. I was divorced, and I had $80K on my bank account. Today, I am still without a job, still divorced, and, not surprisingly, out of money. I wish I had written about my first year of unemployment, so I can compare the regress progress. At the very least, I can do a short overview of this year, so I’ll have something to compare in the next one.

Personal Finance, Unemployment, Life Experiences

688 points by true_pk 42 days ago | 933 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 44 days ago | 1 comments

Out of work and unwell: the worrying rise of young people on benefits (ft.com)

Social Welfare, Unemployment, Youth, Economics

4 points by speckx 111 days ago | 1 comments

AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can't undo, experts warn (arstechnica.com)
Nevada will soon become the first state to use AI to help speed up the decision-making process when ruling on appeals that impact people's unemployment benefits.

Artificial Intelligence, Unemployment, Law, Government, Technology

33 points by LinuxBender 129 days ago | 9 comments

Ask HN: Is the Job Market That Bad? (ycombinator.com)
I haven’t been job hunting in a while, but I’ve noticed many of my friends and family struggling just to land interviews. Most are well-qualified and can easily pass initial phone screenings, yet they face challenges in progressing further or even securing a first meeting.

Job Market, Hiring, Technology, Unemployment

72 points by warkanlock 130 days ago | 76 comments

IT (Tech) Unemployment Hits 6%, Up from 3% Low in Dec 2023 (wsj.com)

Technology, Unemployment, Economy

45 points by samspenc 132 days ago | 5 comments

Long-term unemployment leads to disengagement and apathy (psypost.org)

Unemployment, Psychology, Social Issues

121 points by FeistySkink 137 days ago | 130 comments

Scammers prey on young Chinese desperate for jobs in bleak economy (reuters.com)

Scams, China, Economy, Unemployment

66 points by petethomas 153 days ago | 106 comments

More Germans left without jobs this summer as economy contracts (euronews.com)