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MarcusOrlyius t1_j4jd53w wrote

Reply to comment by PRwanderer in Will AI Lead To Lost Of Jobs by therealsam44

Yes, I notice that the percentage of the total population who work has decreased from over 80% before industrialisation to under 50% in 2019 in the UK.

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PRwanderer t1_j4jszui wrote

This is factually incorrect. Employment change in the United Kingdom averaged 39.74 Thousand from 1971 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 311.00 Thousand in March of 2014 and a record low of -424.00 Thousand in May of 2020, due to the pandemic.

The total employment rate of the UK in June of 2022 was 75.9%. Where are you pulling this "less than 50%" figure from? Your ass? Because it sure as hell isn't coming from the actual stats.

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MarcusOrlyius t1_j4k22ue wrote

I never said anything about employment rate.

How many people are employed in the UK? About 30 million. What is the population? About 65 million.

You'll find that less than 50% of the population are employed, exactly like I stated.

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