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That's a hugely biased source, of course. Assuming you're in the US (as HN is biased in that way, and you're using HN as a source), the unemployment rate seems
by capableweb 3y ago
That's a hugely biased source, of course.
Assuming you're in the US (as HN is biased in that way, and you're using HN as a source), the unemployment rate seems to hover around ~3.5% for the last year, and it was ~6% two years ago. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- tayo42 3y agoThere's no way tech is big enough to move that number significantly. It's like repeated sf arguments how the city is dominated by software, except even that city is mostly service and finance jobs.