Hacker News with Generative AI: Unemployment

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

Germany: Number of unemployed highest in 10 years (dw.com)
The number of unemployed people in Germany has risen to its highest in a decade. The rise comes as the weakness of Europe's largest economy took its toll on the labor market.

Germany, Unemployment, Economy

55 points by rntn 84 days ago | 44 comments

100% Unemployment: on keeping busy when the robots take over (2013) (hyponymo.us)
I'll begin with a healthy dose of pessimism.

Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Unemployment

53 points by yamrzou 92 days ago | 81 comments

Tech unemployment in the US drops to lowest level in more than two years (computerworld.com)
Tech hiring rose in December, dropping the IT unemployment rate to 2% — its lowest since November 2023, according to an analysis of the latest jobs data published today by the US Bureau of Labor statistics (BLS). The overall national unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, according to the BLS.

Tech, Unemployment, US Economy, Job Market

11 points by jarsin 98 days ago | 9 comments

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 112 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 122 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 141 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 143 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 210 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 227 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 229 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 231 days ago | 5 comments

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

Unemployment, Psychology, Social Issues

121 points by FeistySkink 235 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 251 days ago | 106 comments

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