#job-market

#job-market

Career coach Emily Warden noted that the 2025 job market is the worst in a decade, citing intensified competition from AI, offshoring, and layoffs affecting job seekers' success.

"I'm basically starting over - that's the part that bothers me," said Francis, who's in her 50s and based in the Northeast US. "But I have to do what I have to do to survive."

Nearly 25% of older Gen X and young boomer workers laid off in the past decade haven't found new jobs, with 11% taking pay cuts.

"AI's impact on the labor market remains limited and there is no sign of a significant impact on most labor market outcomes."

Unemployment nudged up to 4.7% in May, hitting the highest level in four years, while wage growth slowed for a third consecutive month, and employers cut back on hiring.

According to the ADP Research Institute, job turnover during the summer months from June to September increases compared to the non-summer months, with rates 0.42 percentage points higher overall in the US.

Vargas was uncertain about pursuing a four-year degree until she learned about the opportunity to become an aircraft mechanic at a college fair.

Austin has dipped to the 13th largest city, and the fourth fastest-growing region in the country due to slowdowns in key pull factors and job growth.

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Recruit Holdings is laying off 1,300 employees in its HR Technology segment due to the shift towards artificial intelligence, affecting about 6% of jobs.

PageGroup has signaled that tariff uncertainty is burdening the job market. Gross profit faced a decline of 13.1% in the second quarter as trading worsened in Europe.

Kevin Cahill, an economist at FTI consulting, noted that older workers face significant challenges in reemployment, often due to ageism and elevated salary expectations.

The process for a general product designer role in a tech company includes a recruiter screening call, offline case study review, portfolio presentation, take-home assignment, whiteboard challenge, and multiple cultural fit interviews.

"Employers are growing increasingly selective, partly because many are seeing a flood of seemingly perfect candidates, many of whom are suspected of using AI to finesse their applications."

I've never cried over a layoff because I save tears for human beings, not for corporate America. I never love a job. I like a job, I love people.