Why it’s so difficult to get a job right now (it’s not A.I.)

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0 December 2, 2025 11:00

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SOURCES:
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https://www.moneymacro.rocks/2025-12-02-job-crisis/

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Is it actually true?
03:22 AI’s real impact on the job market
09:53 Advertising sponsor Cape
10:54 Massive policy uncertainty
14:22 The unwinding go the covid economy
15:51 Conclusion

Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty

Written by Alejandro Iribas De La Puerta and Dr. Joeri Schasfoort
Edited by Natalia Karpacz