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美國就業市場現罕見分化:無大學學歷年輕勞工失業率降至數十年低點
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美國就業市場現罕見分化:無大學學歷年輕勞工失業率降至數十年低點

藍領與現場服務業需求強勁,大學畢業生面臨白領市場競爭加劇與AI衝擊

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美國就業市場出現罕見分化,未具大學學歷的年輕勞工失業率降至數十年低點,藍領與現場工作需求旺盛;反觀擁有大學學歷者因白領市場競爭加劇及AI技術衝擊,求職環境顯著惡化。

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過去20年來,大學畢業與未具大學學歷者的失業率走勢大致同步,但近期出現明顯分化。技術工人退休與移民減少導致熟練人力供不應求。

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美國就業市場出現罕見景象,未上過大學的美國年輕勞工,失業率已降至近幾十年低點,建築、生產線等藍領及需要現場工作的服務業尤其吃香;相較之下,大學畢業的年輕人求職環境卻明顯惡化,形成強烈對比。

《華爾街日報》報導,勞動力市場智庫Burning Glass Institute最新分析指出,過去20年來,22至34歲沒有大學學歷的勞工,失業率很少像現在這麼低。首席經濟學家萊瓦農(Gad Levanon)表示,過去不論景氣好壞,大學畢業與未具大學學歷者的失業率走勢大致同步,如今卻出現明顯分化。

造成這項轉變的關鍵之一是供需失衡。隨著老一代技術工人陸續退休,加上移民數量下降,美國熟練技術人力供不應求;另一方面,擁有大學學位的人數創下歷史新高,大批畢業生湧入白領市場,競爭日益激烈。

人工智慧(AI)崛起更讓情況雪上加霜。AI正逐漸接手部分企業過去交給年輕畢業生的入門級工作,使初入職場的大學生面臨更大求職壓力。

從職業別來看,建築工、生產線工人等藍領,以及保全、餐飲、零售等需要現場工作的勞工,就業市場相對歷史水準尤其強勁。工作愈需要體力、愈必須在線下完成,失業率往往愈接近歷史低檔。

不過,大學文憑仍具有就業優勢。截至今年7月的12個月,25至54歲大學學歷者平均失業率為2.7%,仍低於高中學歷者的4.7%。真正出現逆轉的,是兩者相較自身過去20多年歷史水準的冷熱程度,沒有大學文憑的年輕人正迎來罕見榮景,大學畢業生則面臨多年少見的求職逆風。

Open Questions

  • 此勞動力結構轉變是否為長期趨勢?
  • AI對白領入門職位的長期影響程度為何?

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