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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by throwawaysleep on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:15AM (#35441002)
> It does amuse me that we're still at more people hiring than looking for jobs. It's a stark contrast to other industries, where the power is normally in the hands of employers.

Is it? Unemployment is still incredibly low and labour shortages continue to be reported.

Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by ChuckNorris89 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:06PM (#35441817)
Incredibly low unemployment doesn't mean good news for workers. You can cut or reduce unemployment benefits, and with the massive increase in CoL in the last couple of years, people will desperate enough to accept any job, no matter how bad, and boom, you have almost no unemployment.

IMHO, some unemployment is good. It means people are not desperate enough to jump to places with bad pay or poor working conditions.