Job openings, work needed

[Josh]

My parents’ mortgage on their home in the U.S. was north of current rates back when we were growing up in the 90s.

Australia was even worse. They don’t have fixed rates there so the mortgage bill would change… every month. (Actually, every week since you pay weekly there.) This was in the 80s when the Aussie dollar had just crashed.

The real problem now is that prices are so high.

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My parents’ mortgage on their home in the U.S. was north of current rates back when we were growing up in the 90s.

Australia was even worse. They don’t have fixed rates there so the mortgage bill would change… every month. (Actually, every week since you pay weekly there.) This was in the 80s when the Aussie dollar had just crashed.

The real problem now is that prices are so high.

March 2023
Credit card debt is at a record high, climbing nearly 19% in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Many Americans have exhausted their savings - - and are now deep in the hole trying to cover the cost of living.



It’s as tho thieves have pirated everyone’s bank accounts, with no gate keepers to interfere.
“Open borders” to everyone’s finances.

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2025:

DOGE is hiring full-time salaried employees.
These are the roles Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy aim to fill.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-mu ... obs-2025-1

Elon Musk's DOGE says it's hiring. Here are the jobs it wants to fill.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/musk-depar ... -hiring-x/

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CNN, MSNBC, Slingshot News .. might be hiring.

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MIKE ROWE / Trades

AI-proof?

Mike Rowe: This is HUGE story, and it's not being covered / 5+min

mikeroweWorks Foundation CEO Mike Rowe joins 'America's Newsroom'
to discuss the reason some Americans are seeking trade work instead of college degrees.

mikeroweWORKS.org
https://mikeroweworks.org/

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FORTUNE
Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs
https://fortune.com/2025/09/21/why-gen- ... conomists/

The dramatic rise in unemployment among Americans under 25—especially recent graduates—has become one of the most troubling economic headlines of 2025. Recent insights from economists, central bankers, and labor market analysts signal that this appears to be a uniquely American challenge, underpinned by a “no hire, no fire” economy rather than solely by the rapid ascent of artificial intelligence.

For many Gen Z workers, the struggle to land a job can feel isolating and fuel self-doubt. But that frustration recently got some high-level validation: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell echoed economists’ concerns about the cooling labor market, telling reporters at his regular press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee that it’s an “interesting labor market” right now, adding that “kids coming out of college and younger people, minorities, are having a hard time finding jobs.” Noting a low job finding rate, along with a low redundancy rate, he said, “you’ve got a low firing, low hiring environment.” and noting that it’s harder than ever for young jobseekers to break in.

While recent months have been dubbed by Deutsche Bank “the summer AI turned ugly,” and some major studies find AI adoption disrupting some entry-level roles, Powell was less sure. AI “may be part of the story,” but he insisted the main drivers are a broadly slowed economy and hiring restraint. Top economists at Goldman Sachs and UBS tackled the subject soon after and found Powell to be mostly on the money. This isn’t an AI story, at least not yet. .. ..

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2026

NY POST / OPINION
Best of the Babylon Bee:
“White House announces 1 million new jobs created for December — but they were all filled by Marco Rubio”
https://nypost.com/2026/01/14/opinion/b ... rco-rubio/

Rubio has reportedly taken over running the interim government of Venezuela, managing an auto plant in Louisiana,
as well as becoming a shift manager for a Long John Silver's in Tampa Bay.

^^”Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day. Want more of a chuckle? Be sure to click the links.”

Babylon Bee
https://babylonbee.com/news/white-house ... arco-rubio

WASHINGTON, D.C. —
The White House announced that job creation in December blew past expectations, with over one million new jobs being created in just one month. However, the unemployment rate remained unchanged, as every single one of the jobs was filled by Marco Rubio.

Rubio has reportedly taken over running the interim government of Venezuela, managing an auto plant in Louisiana, as well as becoming a shift manager for a Long John Silver's in Tampa Bay.

"The job market simply cannot keep pace with Mr. Rubio," stated economist Dr. Hans Bartholomew. "There are literally zero jobs currently available in the U.S., despite December producing an avalanche of new jobs across multiple industries. The man can do anything. It makes absolutely no sense."

Economists fear that at the current trajectory, the majority of jobs in America will be performed by Marco Rubio by 2028. "We're talking over 50% unemployment," said Bartholomew. "My State Farm agent just retired, and was replaced by Marco Rubio. I walked into Walmart yesterday and was greeted by none other than Marco Rubio. He's now my dentist, too. Where does it end?"

At publishing time, Dr. Bartholomew had been informed that he had reached mandatory retirement age at his university, and would be replaced next month by Marco Rubio.

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“White House announces 1 million new jobs created for December — but they were all filled by Marco Rubio”

This is one of the funniest posts I have seen on MN for quite a while.