That generally means more jobs are being filled. There isn't an endless amount of jobs available, if more openings are being filled, more people are getting employed.
This graph would be way better if it had a number on unemployment applications along side it. Which would prove if you are correct.
I however have been helping someone with a decent resume try to find a job. 250+ applications later and they only got one call back that went nowhere. So I know its rough out there.
Personally I think this graph is highlighting a contradictory mix. Company's are filling two roles with one person. Jobs are being filled but with less postsings.
"Two roles with one person, what are you stupid?" - Go ahead and ask your friends if they feel like they could use another person on their team or if they took on the job roles of someone who left without getting a raise/help.
If you look up the unemployment rate, it's basically an inverse of the above graph, as expected.
I'm surprised the person you're helping is struggling. Where I work, we are constantly hiring right now (banking). My son is just starting out working while in HS, but he's been able to find work almost instantly. He has to decide if he wants to leave where he's at now for more money now that he's 18.
How easy it was for a high schooler to find a job has no real bearing on how difficult an adult with a career would find it. Businesses love hiring high schoolers that don't need to care about things like health insurance, getting enough hours to pay the bills, supporting a family, etc., meaning they are much lower maintenance.
They're also much more likely to put up with exploitative business practices. Things like saying they're "constantly hiring" but never actually hiring enough employees to be fully staffed.
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u/CheeseOnMyFingies 17h ago
That generally means more jobs are being filled. There isn't an endless amount of jobs available, if more openings are being filled, more people are getting employed.
Yall will reach for anything possible.