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uponit7771

(92,111 posts) Fri Dec 27, 2024, 09:54 AM Dec 27

IT Unemployment Hits 6% THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF US TECH WORKERS!!! [View all]

IT Unemployment Hits 6% Amid Overall U.S. Jobs Growth

https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-unemployment-hits-6-amid-overall-u-s-jobs-growth-bc2f2915

The unemployment rate for information-technology workers rose to 6% in August, up from 5.6% the prior month as the boom in artificial intelligence continued to drastically alter the tech landscape.

In August, there were 148,000 unemployed IT workers, more than the 145,000 in July, according to consulting firm Janco Associates, which based its findings on data from the U.S. Department of Labor. The IT unemployment rate has been above the national jobless rate for seven of the last eight months, Janco found. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the national jobless rate ticked down to 4.2% in August as the economy added 142,000 jobs.

This is MAGA eating its own face and this is NOT going away, I want to add EMPIRICAL information related to corporatist lies about IT labor in the US.

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IT Unemployment Hits 6% ***THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF US TECH WORKERS!!!*** [View all] uponit7771 Dec 27 OP

"Learn to code, so we can give your job to an Indian" dalton99a Dec 27 #1

There's a shortage of tech workers willing to work 70-80hr weeks for a ketamine-infused sociopath. TheBlackAdder Dec 27 #14

AI is going to take over more than IT jobs. gab13by13 Dec 27 #2

Disagree, the cotton gin didn't make humans less needed. AI can not engineer uponit7771 Dec 27 #6

My daughter is CFO of a small company gab13by13 Dec 27 #26

AI is killing the arts too FalloutShelter Dec 27 #3

It's not AI, its cheap labor. AI can't engineer uponit7771 Dec 27 #7

IT is a small part if tech jobs Johnny2X2X Dec 27 #4

Its cheap labor, AI can't engineer that's left up to humans uponit7771 Dec 27 #9

Yeah Johnny2X2X Dec 27 #12

My nephew works at Schwab and enjoys it. jimfields33 Dec 27 #5

The IT UE rate for the country is in the dumps while MAGA is asking for more visas for cheaper labor, MAGA is eating its uponit7771 Dec 27 #10

The sexist bro culture is strong. They revere Musk. yardwork Dec 27 #13

This, plus 1000%. LisaM Dec 27 #18

I've read about it, and my sons tell me. yardwork Dec 27 #20

"You ain't seen nuttin yet, suckers." - G.O.P. Billionaire Bros, Inc. BoRaGard Dec 27 #8

At one time, you could work anywhere you want in IT liberal N proud Dec 27 #11

Yep, 6% unemployment in IT is 50% higher than national UE rate and that's crazy and MAGA is now arguing they hate IT ... uponit7771 Dec 27 #16

Their mental gymnastics on any subject is crazy liberal N proud Dec 27 #22

. dalton99a Dec 27 #15

but ... but .... there's a "shortage" says every damn corporatist. uponit7771 Dec 27 #17

My husband and I work in higher ed. woodsprite Dec 27 #19

I would so look for another job nilram Dec 28 #27

My daughter has run into the same situation Mossfern Dec 28 #33

My oldest son's partner mnhtnbb Dec 27 #21

WOW !! This is not going away, the people who made or run the internet isn't going to let it and Vivek's overt racism .. uponit7771 Dec 27 #23

It wasn't racism mnhtnbb Dec 28 #32

But US born tech workers can move to different companies to work Attilatheblond Dec 27 #24

Yep, and Musk knows their visa has to be sponsored so oligarchs like him treat those works like 100% crap uponit7771 Dec 27 #25

More or less, yes. Renew Deal Dec 28 #30

There's a shortage of employers willing to retrain nilram Dec 28 #28

It's not just about the number of workers Renew Deal Dec 28 #29

It's about employers thinking they want nilram Dec 28 #31