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> People who have been unemployed for more than a year are not included. Yep, let's just exclude all the people who tell the real story here. Every gen-z in m
by jstarfish 3y ago
> People who have been unemployed for more than a year are not included.
Yep, let's just exclude all the people who tell the real story here.
Every gen-z in my family (and neighbors!) also have 18-21 year-olds who are doing weird shit like working for two days up to a max of two weeks, then abandoning the job. I don't know what this is about ("working" once per quarter to get the work credits for Social Security?) or how this is captured by the stats, but they are by no means employed.
- Tanoc 3y agoHonestly I could probably fit into that group you're describing on technicality. I usually do informal contract or commission work that I have to self report come tax season. When things slow down in the fall or right around New Year's I often pick up seasonal work or just reply to random help ads to get a few hundred dollars to cover the shortfall. I'm in a grey area already, which makes what content creators like livestreamers do even more of a mystery to me in regards to whether they're considered self-employed or doing the digital equivalent of street busking.