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Dr. Jeni Al Bahrani's avatar

I love this Jobs Friday! I am working on a piece that could offer some opportunity in response to the job market!

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Michael Prunka's avatar

Correct me if I’m wrong, but would this make 2025 the weakest non-recession year for jobs since 2003?

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

You are correct.

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Deepak Shukla's avatar

This is the nuance most headlines miss. Output can look strong while the team is just doing 2 jobs each. Data calls it “productivity,” ops calls it load :)

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

Exactly.

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Oluwamayokun Omoleye's avatar

Could it be that because this is the first time in history where 5 generations are in the workforce( Gen Z to silent gen. Even a small percent of Gen Alpha are in the workforce) contribute largely to the low-hire, low-fire?

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

It has more to do with the firm behavior, rather than employee. I attribute this change to an increase in uncertainty.

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Antowan Batts's avatar

It is stagnate like many of the economist were predicting. No churn or growth. This will complicate things further for soon to be grads as well.

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