Careers and the Job Market Why does the author refer to a “strangely
weighted seesaw” in the first paragraph of the
passage?
The job market often seems like a strangely.
weighted seesaw, with some jobs flying high
and others sinking to the ground before
rebounding. A host of factors, including
technology, the economy, politics, and even
geography, affects this constant up and
down-and uneven-movement.
to compare the job market to a pleasant
recreational activity
to introduce the uncertain and lopsided changes in
the job market
to emphasize the predictable ups and downs of the
job market
No matter how unpredictable the job market
may seem to the ordinary bystander, there is
a science of forecasting the employment
future. It is often based on results from
surveys that ask companies about their hiring
practices and projections. Among the
employment trends cited in one job market
forecast in 2015 were the ramping up of small
to foreshadow inaccuracies in job market data
collection
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