also: the low-layoff-rate, low-hiring-rates status quo really has been a pain in the ass for job seekers. For example, as @besttrousers has noted, the average duration of an unemployment spell is now about 26ish weeks, after never exceeding 21 weeks before 2007.
talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith)
WOAH WEIRD WEIRD JOBS DAY PRINT
payroll employment DOWN (23,000 JOBS LOST)
BUT unemployment rate ALSO DOWN
(4.1%)
— https://nitter.net/talmonsmith/status/2085705472040894734#m