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Who/what is majority/plurality responsible for lagging entry-level hiring?
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AI productivity gains
Organic productivity gains
Undeclared recession
Senior who failed to save for retir
Poor youth work ethic/skills
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Anonymous 8w

At least for computer engineers, I think it has to do with the sheer amount you’re expected to be able to do right out of college despite colleges not really preparing you enough for it

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Anonymous 8w

It’s certainly not the middle one because then we would likely see falling prices and high unemployment. Imo the real problem with the job market is that the process of applying for a job has gotten less costly as the hiring process has moved online and because of that every job posting can have hundreds of people as opposed to a couple few making it much more competitive

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Anonymous 8w

Lagging or lacking?

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Anonymous 7w

You didn’t put immigration, which is what it actually is.

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Anonymous 8w

The unemployment rate for graduate age workers has always been about 8-9%. It’s not any different now than it has been for the last 100 years. The problem is a lack of experience and trust

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8w

There is no problem. This is normal. You can’t just throw out a bunch of buzzwords for people to pick from and it expect it to be accurate

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

There were literally no buzzwords in my comment. Everything I said was logically true. If it’s easier to apply for a job than the job market will be more competitive

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8w

But the job market is quantifiable and what the data tells us is that there is no problem right now. This is how it’s always been

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

What exactly are you saying is normal? unemployment can remain the same and applying for a job can still be getting continually more of a pain in the ass at the same time. College grads who are just working retail while looking for something that involves their degree don’t change those numbers, not everything can be boiled down to a few numbers

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 8w

That can be boiled down to numbers. It’s completely normal. My dad went to college and he didn’t get. College level job until he was 27. If anything it’s easier today

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