Unemployment trend mirrors 2008 crisis start, now with AI and rate hikes on top
felpix_ · x · 2026-09-18
The author compares labor data and notes that the last rising trend in total unemployed plus marginally attached workers occurred at the start of the 2008 financial crisis. Now, the same pattern is emerging while AI adoption and elevated interest rates add extra pressure — a tongue-in-cheek but worrying signal about AI's macroeconomic impact on jobs.
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