Flat Line Labor

When Jobs Can’t Find People

Jobs everywhere. People nowhere.
Vacancies scream. Dismissals shrug.
College graduates. Basement bound.

Charts look sober. Reality strikes.
Economists squint. Stats seem off.
Markets drift. Main street sags.

Beveridge curve. Flat. As a pancake.
Help wanted signs. Workers needed.
Just elsewhere. Skills misaligned.

AI at the root? Maybe. Unknown.
Training promised. But yesterday.
Delivery missed. Likely forever.

Policy clicks options. No moves.
Rates cut. Few hired yet.
Officials worry. Workers weep.

Recruiting stalls. Digital job ads.
Thousands apply. Keywords match.
HR swamped. AI vets harshly.

Numbers lie. People drift angrily.
Everybody waiting. No matches.
The curve flattens. As does hope.