Saw a post here about being unemployed, and I feel the same way. It's been incredibly hard to land an interview, and I'm curious to know if this is a larger trend or somehow just a tough patch in my personal career journey. How do you check the unemployment data just for pharma and biotech?

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Look at recent hiring and unemployment trends from sources like BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization), pharma industry newsletters, or trade associations. You can use the BLS website—look under “Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing” or “Life Sciences” for employment rates and trends by month or quarter. Their data breaks down by sector so you can see if it’s a broader biotech/pharma issue or a local dip.

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