Riften has a 7.8% unemployment rate

[@gumdropbuttons9733]

"Sir my allegiance lies with the bureau of labor statistics and nothing else" had me cackling

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

a most honourable man representing the greatest Skyrim faction of them all

[@idatethefatkid]

Lawful Neutral in a nutshell

[@Hazmatguy117]

Classic govt employee lol

[@ashamefulgamer1578]

Literally speech builds in Oblivion.

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

I missed it time stamp?

[@Pootisbird01]

Imagine being a member of the thieves guild and watching a dude you’ve never seen walk into your secret headquarters and start having a mental breakdown about if you all count as employed or not

[@pennyw2226]

Like he's obviously from the government but he's not trying to do anything about the illegal activity going on he's just having a moral dilemma about surveys while walking around what is essentially the black market

[@BigBuckies]

@@pennyw2226 believe it or not, that's pretty accurate for these types of jobs, census takers don't care, and aren't supposed to care about these things, only what they're told to take a census of, population census takers for example have to ask if someone is an illegal immigrant or not, and are not required nor really supposed to report the answer to the departments responsible for deportation, at least within the US

[@draculactica]

"if bankers count as employed, then thieves count as employed" that hit me right in my mortgage interest rate

[@Red-jl1qr]

Love the idea of someone coming into your town and trying to figure out if your employed without directly asking you, like he's just nervously tiptoeing around it and deciding based on vibes alone

[@DeathnoteBB]

POV: You’re from the Government but have social anxiety

[@saviourofmankind3993]

I like to think that he asks them directly but that they just answer with some random nonsense

[@teacup4561]

The gag of making “✅ EMPLOYED” face the same way as the npc, to the extent that you can’t even read the word anymore, will never not be funny

[@Astrokittens]

Genuinely

[@JackieBright]

Or the ❌DEYO😵MENU❌

[@corexmaily]

@@JackieBright best comment in the whole comment section

[@lizb8550]

so much work too lmao

[@LockandKeyHyena]

“oh my god he’s just roofied a member of the bureau of labour statistics! hes gonna get it.” im on the floor. how does the delivery just *make* that line

[@AtomiicCoasters]

I love that the one time he breaks character to call Svana hot he immediately gets called out for it

[@MadMax-ii8gq]

Lol for real, it’s like she somehow knew what he just said.

[@warlordofbritannia]

I don’t think it’s him breaking character, I think the character is supposed to be some sleazy bureaucrat. He doesn’t care about finding dead bodies or if you’re enslaved, he just cares about getting his job done as easily and quickly as possible 😂

[@user-ln2go4xp6d]

@@warlordofbritannia "oh a dead body used for ritual sacrifice. doesn't count towards the employment rate so not my business."

[@mortache]

@@MadMax-ii8gq Because a lot of men are inside Helga"s "bunkhouse" and they try to get into her "bunkhouse" also

[@shawnferguson5681]

Come to think of it, did any of the residents of Haelga’s bunkhouse get surveyed?

[@Miss_Trillium]

Fun fact, apprenticeship typically is an employed position, often making 1/3rd the amount of a guild member or entry level position. It's also often considered education, which also counts as a full time occupation

[@olivercharles2930]

Since when does education count as a full time occupation?

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

@@olivercharles2930 When it's paid, I guess

[@codieneshark2718]

Thy niereverine is no doubt a apprentice of the arcane boof wizards

[@thewingedporpoise]

​@@olivercharles2930whenever you're putting down employment status on a government form

[@killercroc6474]

I’m on the last phase of my plumbing apprenticeship and my face honestly dropped when he said that apprenticeships aren’t employment😂 I’m not trying to brag or anything but I make over €800 a week, and he says I’m like a wife not looking for employment 😂

[@pdpUU]

16:45 I’ve worked for BLS and done enumeration for major population surveys. Most data is self reported, not assessed by the enumerator. We’ll explain the criteria to the person, but we record what they tell us regardless of how it might appear to us. If a drug dealer considers themselves employed, based on the criteria I explained, I’ll record them as employed. Same goes for those ppl that sell luluroe leggings.

[@any_austin]

A real BLS employee!!!! Ahh you’re like a celebrity. This is extremely good information.

[@averagejoey2000]

hey those leggings are like a drug

[@alexchop391]

Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@jaybee7892]

You rock!

[@platannapipidae9621]

so ... same goes for apprentices and rich people, right?

[@RecoveringPocketGamer]

20:48 "if a banker counts as employed, theives are counted as employed" is such a hilarious statement

[@liataislibrary6667]

“Oh my God he just roofied a member of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics!” Austin encounters Sanguine, Daedric Prince of Debauchery, patron of all hedonisms.. “Oh you’re gonna get it. UNEMPLOYED” Oh you KNOW Sanguine took that label and laughed about it all the way to Oblivion XD

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

He took a screenshot of it, printed it out, framed it, and taped it to his favorite beer mug

[@tfordham13]

Lol funny

[@RedHorseArcher]

This does not change the fact that the sanguine is unemployed. Alcoholism is not a job, even if it is professional, hyper-skilled, fifth dimensional alcoholism.

[@liataislibrary6667]

@@RedHorseArcher Being a deity of something is kind of a job, I'd think. But that's really a question for the Bureau, whether that counts.

[@drpavel_]

Lol I would love to see the Daedric Princes fit into this. The Enumerator does Markarth and visits the Hall of the Dead, only to do the cannibal Namira quest so he can determine who in the cult is employed.

[@leightonpetty4817]

3:16 I love the idea of this completely neutral party travelling through this continent wrecked by both Civil War and literal Apocalypse so that he can ask people if they're filling out their W2's correctly

[@necromech_]

beautiful comment

[@skyevlyn]

I love how cleverly you've made a narrative reason for making videos about walking around talking to NPCs and appreciating all the work that goes into these video game cities :)

[@clockworkthoughts7830]

I would be hard-pressed to explain to someone why I love these videos (aside from Austin's dry humor), but I think this post gets at the heart of it: it's really a way to appreciate the design of these fictional worlds.

[@staticradio724]

Personally, I'm amazed that this guy is even able to determine the employment status of as many NPCs as he does. I thought at least half were going to be "idk". Now that's some world-building.

[@ButcherParry]

He did it because some guy bought him a 10 dollar egg

[@omgiTzkitteh]

@@staticradio724bbbb b b G Bbbb. Gbg

[@danielgusarov2020]

I finally got back home from the base im stationed at, first thing i did was watch this. 2 weeks in the military with no chance to see the majorly important BLS statistics has took a heavy toll on my health, which can only be cured by more enumeration. please make more of these Mr Any Austin.

[@any_austin]

Without you guys protecting and serving, the bureau of labor statistics would never be able to do its job

[@mortimerwake2974]

"Let's discuss a medieval economy with no idea of how to account for nobility"

[@RuSosan]

*Literal emaciated beggars dying on the streets in dirty rags, begging for a few coins* "You're not contributing." *Some rich parasite twat who gets richer by exploiting other's work or by gold-digging on someone who actually works through marriage* "This is fine."

[@night6724]

Well most nobles have jobs whether it be a privileged position or personal venture

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Nobles tend to be land owners or occupied important positions in the government

[@mortimerwake2974]

@@DanielPereira-ey9nt Yeah but from some views "land owner" isn't a job, and especially in the case of wealthier ones would be hard to observe in this style of survey because all the actual management would be delegated to others. That leaves the noble NPCs wandering around leaving condescending remarks or complaining about crime.

[@Quetzietse]

@@mortimerwake2974 If land-owner isn't a job, then why is 'business owner' a job even if you are not doing any of the day to day operations at all (like Borri)? If a business owner is employed because he owns capital and provides jobs, then so should a land-owner.

[@dethaddr]

Just came here for one reason and one reason only. Ingun is DEFINITELY employed. She works at Elgrim's Elixirs (or at least is apprenticed there, apprentices are employed because they're learning a trade, which means blacksmith boy gets a free pass as well). Ingun's also my favorite character in the game, mostly because she sounds so passionate about everything she does and everyone around her. I nearly always use CC's to marry her because of this (and it's fun to have free access of the Black-Briar property).

[@kingalphawerewolf]

She's a serial killer my dude! Like what? hahahahaha, she talks about poisoning 'animals' and that sort of thing, and the wife of the alchemist is constantly like "That girl ain't right.."

[@dethaddr]

@@kingalphawerewolf Then only a werewolf would have to worry about Ingun "poisoning" animals. No wonder you're scared of her! ...and the alchemist's wife, wouldn't you be a little jealous if your husband employed a hot little vixen as his "protege?" Can't really take her seriously for her jealousy.

[@mollydarling1993]

Mjoll's job is "being my best friend." Duties include telling the same 5 stories every day and carrying potatoes

[@basilbrush9075]

Women only want this one thing and it's ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING

[@Plazebology]

It never ceases to entertain me how a humorous personality and a creative idea can take this decade old game and make it fun again

[@fabian6087]

For more accuracy in counting guards you might want to request some time off and master the skill of pickpocketing so you can acquire the perfect touch perk and mark counted guards by removing their helmets.

[@any_austin]

That sounds like it’s against bureau regulation

[@any_austin]

I’ll have to talk to my supervisor

[@lolrecanzz]

@@any_austin I'd say it sounds like invasion of privacy and theft, which is definitely against policy. Now, murder is also illegal, but it makes jobs available, making the unemployed have a better time getting jobs.

[@fabian6087]

Now that you say it, it seems rather bad to just steal hard-working citizens hats. Maybe you can hand out hardheats instead? (By that I mean reverse-pickpocket iron helmets.)

[@lolrecanzz]

@@fabian6087 Much more responsible, and effective for the job, every hard working citizen deserves PPE, Personal Protective Equipment.

[@Ty.ty.ty0]

This is such a well scripted journey. The orientation specific (un)employment graphic, and their sound effects even when off-screen. The in-character adventure learning of a city under the city, feigning ignorance to who grelod the kind is etc.. this has all made it feel like we're following a person in their average day of employment. You've done a great job of placing us IN Riften and not just a 3rd person observer.

[@GaryThunderdome]

Everyone wants the Dragonborn to stop alduin but tracking labor health in Skyrim’s cities is just as important. Follow your calling ❤

[@HumanPerson_final]

What’s the point in saving the world from Armageddon if our labor statistics aren’t accurate?

[@jennapeneueta-snyder200]

Other than the inconsistency in reporting for rich vs poor ppl

[@megarigged]

@@jennapeneueta-snyder200 The BLA only counts unemployed people as able, willing, and actively looking. Rich people aren't looking for jobs.

[@banann_ducc]

Love that sam (a daedric lord in disguise) was counted in the statistics but i would reckon that ruling over a plane of oblivion is a form of enployment

[@Noelwiz]

That “oh gawd” after the guard’s comment on the rat way is just perfectly representative of finding out your remaining work just doubled

[@nemesisgrif]

I love the "Empolyed" and "Unemployed" visuals and sounds! The visuals making it clever and funny to see it reversed or angled, and the audio implying multiple verdicts. Great job!

[@2gamerzone7]

A couple of notes; - Mjoll is technically an unemployed mercenary. To my knowledge, she and Aerin partake in unpaid community service. - Marcurio is a freelance mercenary, although he is currently unemployed. - Sapphire is a member of the Thieves Guild, so whilst employed, she is not a mercenary as you have noted. - Viriya is technically retired, however she claims to work at the fishery. - Sam Guevenne and the courier are not residents of Riften, and as such should be disregarded during this survey. - Aventus Aretino was an orphan living at Riften's Honorhall Orphanage, however he ran away to Windhelm following the mistreatment of himself and the other orphans. I'm not sure how this should be approached from a statistical standpoint. - The Riften Warehouse is the base of operations for two more residents who were not mentioned in the video; Orini and Sarthis. Sarthis is a skooma dealer and Orini is his bodyguard. - There are multiple locations dotted around the outskirts of Riften, such as Goldenglow Estate (Employed by the Black Briar Meadery), Snow-Shod Farm, Heartwood Mill, and Black-Briar Lodge. As with the Whiterun video, I'm unsure whether these residences count towards the populus of Riften or just the Riften Hold in general.

[@ChubbyLittleMouse]

the section he did quote from the definition of employed did include people who did 15 hours of unpaid volunteer work, they likely are still employed by this definition.

[@nickelakon5369]

Marcucio probably isn't a resident either. I think he even mentions coming from the university.

[@Aquilenne]

Well, as a child, Aventus wouldn't /really/ affect the numbers. Regardless of whether he's considered a Riften resident or not he'd still count as neither employed nor unemployed.

[@julienpento3636]

He also forgot to count the court Mage. It's sounds like a job to me.

[@HowlingDoom]

Also not all the orphans are from riften so there's no way of knowing if Riften has a medical qualities issue. Aventus Aretino was born and lived in Windhelm until the death of his parents, he was then sent to riften's orphanage so it's not unlikely the same happened to the other orphans. In fact I think riften is the only location with an orphanage.

[@wolfgod6443]

This series is really making me realize how much thought devs had to have put into this stuff themselves.

[@KitchenOnTheLeft]

Imagine if he had accidentally managed to kill Grelod Astrid: you stole our kill! Labor Bureau Guy: *ma’am the Bureau authorized me to use lethal force*

[@jaybee7892]

Then the enumerator would survey her as an out-of-towner but since she's part of a prestigious provider within the gig economy, he'll thank her for being ✅ employed

[@mrgopnik5964]

As a son of the jarl, you are technically being prepared to take over as jarl, so it can be classified as in training for employment

[@TikiShades]

Any Austin is like... anti-clickbait. Almost all of their videos are titled something extremely dull, unexciting, and plain. But unlike clickbait, the video is always worth a view. There's so few real jokes in these videos, but there's always a good amount of chuckles, and those set you up for a really genuine belly laugh. I appreciate the craftsmanship and professionalism presented. Excited to see more.

[@stevengull6703]

Don't forget except for the change he just made he's also spoiled the end of every video by saying what the unemployment rate is in the title.

[@Liggliluff]

@@stevengull6703 But what the percentage is, is completely irrelevant to the video. The journey is the video.

[@stevengull6703]

@@Liggliluff for some. Most people just think it's a silly question and once they get the answer they move on.

[@Jeyeyeyey]

*his

[@monsieurtyrell9652]

nah cause i was actually excited to watch this, but the whole thing is so deeply unserious i'm actually devastated lmao

[@blakdeth]

A government employee mistaking an evil god as a citizen feels pretty in character.

[@LordLambda]

I would consider apprenticeships employment. I'd liken them to internships and in most cases, interns are considered employed, even unpaid ones.

[@Tslates92]

Apprenticeships are definitely employment. You aren't just learning things, an apprentice is also contributing to the master's business by doing many of the menial or easier tasks, although idk if in medieval times if they were compensated for it or not they're still compensated in a way, in a modern day apprenticeship it is paid work. Either way, it is in fact a job.

[@LordLambda]

@@Tslates92 based on what I remember from various sources, it was common practice for apprentices to basically become part of the household of the person they’re training under. The craftsman would feed, clothe, and house the apprentice in exchange for their labor.

[@user-ln2go4xp6d]

i thought it might have been a regional difference, because in scotland apprentices are definitely considered employed.

[@sparkypikachu7776]

@@frightfactoryYT holy shi- i want that pay lol

[@schoo9256]

There is a BLS employee commenting and they said they count paid interns as employed and unpaid interns as unemployed.

[@ivanlagayacrus1891]

"I love a good pawn shop. Pawn shops are a very important part of exploiting the poor" got me Edit: also nailing a daedric prince as unemployed, peak comedy

[@Topcatyo.]

I'm enjoying this guy's dedication and almost blinders-like focus to getting employment data.

[@DeltaEntropy]

“This guy does not-oh my god a dragon… this guy does not work for riften. He is a taxi driver.”

[@goldjaws]

You could argue being the son of a Jarl is similar to having an internship. Your rules are in charge of the politics and logistics throughout an entire hold and if you’re the son of a Jarl, you’re probably getting raised to take over the position after your parent dies so it would be kind of like an internship.

[@trevorBbracket]

I won't lie i really appreciate how enthusiastic and nice you are when you see someone actually having a job even if it's like cleaning bc that shit is HARD man

[@A_G_Benson]

The technical term for "not working, but not looking for a job" is "not in the labor force." Love this series, can't wait for the next one.

[@pogowitwiz]

I really enjoy that you're steadily getting more complex with the graphics. Seeing "✅Employed" and "❌UNEMPLOYED ❌" at all those odd angles is a really fun part of these videos.

[@BarkleyBCooltimes]

"this isn't any of my business" As a public facing government employee, I have encountered some weird stuff before and just ignoring it while doing my duty has really helped me get through some stuff.

[@Captain_Blackbean]

I can only hope this series inspires a point-and-click adventure game about being a census worker

[@moonblaze2713]

A paper please style game about determining a person's employment status would actually be kinda interesting.

[@mergedbubble6853]

Well, Obra Dinn is pretty close...

[@kreb9721]

@@mergedbubble6853 yeah but everyone is dead by the time the officer arrives so...

[@mikkelturtvig]

3:08 that is actually a shrine to Talos, the worship of whom is illegal, so she is a street preacher

[@tysontaggart7246]

But Riften is in Stormcloak Territory by default, so the Jarl probably doesn't enforce the empires laws in her city, so in this region she could technically be employed.

[@kMegalonyx]

Does she profit from it? If she does, is it relevant if its officially authorized or not? At any rate she probably isnt looking for other employment, and thus doesnt count as unemployed by his metric or any in our world

[@any_austin]

A quick note: The Bureau did make some adjustments to the count between enumeration and final report. They didn’t complete agree with the enumerator’s judgements in hindsight, which is why there’s a slight discrepancy between the survey and the press conference. Also as this continues to grow in popularity I would like to make it clear that this is, on some level, parody. It’s not good to judge people based on their face value contributions to a flawed society. What city should be next? Your support on Patreon means the world. www.patreon.com/any_austin

[@Cardstock1321]

Markarth

[@CGFillertext]

New Vegas Strip

[@eaganb7383]

Strawberry in Red Dead Redemption

[@PenumbranWolf]

Vivec City, the Province of Morrowind.

[@mollymccall1402]

Markarth is just as gorgeous as Riften & I don't think you'll be disappointed

[@broluggroortuk2894]

Loaded up an old save and found an ash pile in front of the entrance of Riften. His name was Ungrein. I could not for the life of me remember who he was. Seeing him in 6:20 was hilarious. I love his character

[@azrani2023]

I love this comment :D

[@broluggroortuk2894]

@@azrani2023 he’s a great character. Love him alive or as an ash pile

[@azrani2023]

@@broluggroortuk2894 Everyone loves a good ash pile Ungrein. I'll keep an out when I visit Riften the next time.

[@dooptown]

I love how the employment status pins have to appear where the character is facing. It's dedication to internal consistency that doesn't really matter at the end of the day that makes these videos special, I think Also very cool to see Skyrim's enumerator is an argonian. Best race

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

The joke is that the government is run by lizard people

[@sparkypikachu7776]

It's kinda like when game devs do those things, it doesn't matter but it shows passion and commitment!

[@axkamen3429]

There is another Riften farm and more properties on the South side of Lake Henrich, on the road from the South gate of the walled city that should be assessed

[@anonopossum]

riften also has a nearby bee keeping island that you missed where the honey for the mead and presumably export comes from as well, black briar mead exports have to be very profitable, being the most popular and expensive mead in the entire province of skyrim, and the bee keepers and their guards are an important part of the economy you sadly missed out on

[@OkamiGin]

He also missed Snow-Shod farm which is slightly to the south of Riften, and has two farmers employed by the Snow-Shod family.

[@vexile1239]

Well to be fair about the bee farm they were/are hostile so counting them could be difficult

[@jacobradske9354]

“If a banker counts as employed, thieves count as deployed” is a very quality take.

[@ZonaGeeWon]

Best episode so far, loved the editing to get the employment status lined up with where they were facing, got a chuckle out of me the placement of some. All the editing was great and it must have been a pain in the neck for some of it: appreciate it a lot, I think it added to the video. Also made me laugh when you did the zoom in and got excited when the lady said "I didn't ask for this J O B." must be nice when the populous fully cooperates with your enumeration duties 👌. Overall, I liked this content and would enjoy seeing more of it 🤌.

[@any_austin]

If you liked the editing for that you’ve gotta hit up the RE4 episode. I went crazy on that one.

[@user-ln2go4xp6d]

man's hogging 2 jobs, doing editing AND tracking statistics, while riften citizens are out here unemployed

[@admiralmikael2176]

I recently started playing Skyrim again and I was walking around Windhelm's market and I remembered the Whiterun video you did. Nice to see this series continue!

[@peperonypeperony7955]

The way that you matter-of-factly said "this feller seems to run the stables, a man goes by the name of 'Horse-Crusher'" was, for some reason, more funny to me than a joke would have been. I appreciate the dry humor of these videos.

[@prawnfriend7394]

The way these videos are done is fascinating. There's no click bait value, because the final result is in the title. He doesn't do the counts strictly to any guidelines, so all the entertainment value has to come from him. They follow like none of the "good youtube video guidelines" but this man is just charming in such a way that they're still fun to watch. TLDR; very good work.

[@iamcool544]

"If a banker is employed a thief is employed" Based.

[@iamcool544]

@@Jelkitosix666 only if you associate banker with jew

[@lilthreegame7991]

Important info. The IRS requires you to state your income from criminal activities. Any illegally obtained money must be filed under "Other Income", along with all other miscellaneous income. So with how the thieves guild operates, it's likely that they would file those funds and be considered employed.

[@lordpsi99]

12:51 I love that he's still the Dragonborn and starts absorbing the dragon while taking its bones.

[@apersonthatisonyoutube2759]

I find it really funny how you considered a daedra which are basically demons in Skyrim as unemployed

[@estherstreet4582]

He's a daedric prince no less, essentially a demon god. But he's still unemployed. He doesn't live in riften though, so he doesn't count.

[@Joov]

3:55 - Tythis works at the Fishery (he’s always very keen to let the player know this) - does the Bureau of Labor Statistics count dual employment as 200% employment for an individual? He’s so employed and such a show off about his employment. He even has a room at Haelga’s Bunkhouse! He may be triple employed!

[@phantomchain3020]

I wait on the edge of my seat for the unemployment videos. They are simply so relaxing and fascinating. I can watch these for hours.

[@Rynosaur94]

My man just called a literal physical god unemployed.

[@crimsonhawk52]

I'd be very interested in the Bureau's historical records. Would love to see Riften's unemployment rate during the 2nd Era (ESO) compared to current.

[@TastyMeat8675]

I like to imagine you’re an actual employee of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and just took it upon yourself to bring this great service to the people of Riften

[@finn_underwood]

You didn't have to edit the "Employed" popup text reversed or at weird angles in certain scenes, but you did anyway. I appreciate the attention to detail.

[@kirbwarriork3371]

"This is the religion of this area" with her in front of Talos is a pretty spicy sentence, especially if the enumerator works for the Empire.

[@dekk_kko]

I like how this series went from a fun thing to do, to philosophical lessons

[@madisondenham440]

Omg, horse crusher is definitely employed. He was my bestie in my first playthrough after i beat him up (at his request). He went to my wedding and then was killed off screen lol rip

[@emperorpaws8447]

I love these videos, I am a skyrim megafan (idk if that's a word i probably made it up), so i naturally noticed some small absences, you forgot to include an argonian woman who is lost in the docks, she gives u an ancient cube to place at a dwarven ruin, she's doing this because her mind is troubled and she makes no sense of it all, at no given point does she mention that she works at any place so my guess is she's looking for help in the nearest city to those ruins and she's probably gonna leave that location once you complete the quest she gives you. You also didn't mention the two prisioners inside riften's jail, in there is a nameless woman, so unemployed but then u have sibbi black briar, he's the son of maven black briar, the matriarch of the black briar meadery and the largest business in town, it is not explicit wether all of maven's children that is her 2 sons and 1 daughter all help her with her business but the fact is sibbi was acused of murder, he murdered his soon to be fiancés brother, and is now serving 8 months in jail and asks you to find a woman named svidi who escaped riften to flee from the wrath of the black briars, so sibbi is a bit of a complicated situation...he's in jail so currently he's not working but he is the son of a powerful family and before being arrested he may have worked for his mother and once he's out again he probably will return to his position once more, so idk about that one. I also wanna point out the incredibly confusing story between aerin and mjoll, if you remember you saw a rich man and his female bodyguard roaming the streets well the story is a bit more complicated. Aerin saved mjoll's life when she got injured in a dwarven ruin exploring, he nursed her back to health and since then she's been living in riften in her caretaker's house Aerin and she decided to stay in riften because her sense of pride and justice has prevented her leave, she wants to fix riften's problems mainly the corruption of the black briars and the existence of the thieves guild, however she takes more of a mercenary role than anything else, aerin isn't proven to have a job of any kind however as he simply owns a fancy house and lets mjoll sleep in the bed and he feels compelled to give her room and so he sleeps in the couch "figuretavely speaking". Aerin could've inherited the house from his parents or maybe he used to work and bought the house but no current evidence suggests he works right now. also idk how the orphanage is classified as a job...does riften pay the orphanage despite grelod the kind being an awful human being who doesn't want any kid to be adopted and turns them into slave workers instead? that puts constance and grelod in a precarious position. Oh you also forgot to check on the pawned prawn, u met bersi's wife but not bersi himself, but yea bersi owns the shop so he is employed xD Also speaking of farms there is another farm that supplies riften, it is located southwest of riften past the south gate, in it there's 2 more farmers. *edit* I forgot to mention a few more in the ratways there's the deepest parts of the ratways, in there u find more vagrant and lowlifes so unemployed, one of them has a name but she's a deaf homeless woman who attacks anyone that gets close to her so unemployed, there's also a brawler that has special enchanted pugilist gloves, now if he was participating as a brawler in a bigger contest or special attraction that'd be something unique to consider, but nope, he's just a sycopath that lives in a cold stony room with beartraps and assaults any1, u also got a imperial desserter, a man who quit being a soldier and has fallen on hard times after being betrayed by his unit, so unemployed, there's also a chef, now this guy does not cook meat, he kills his victims and then cooks their meat, he wields a woodcutter axe or dagger and assaults anyone that gets too close to him, so he's a serial killer nice, but he doesn't work for anyone nor does he take out contracts he's probably just a deranged individual with murder tendencies. And finally...there's esbern...esbern is a very important person...he has ties to a dysfunct former group called the blades who used to work directly under the emperor of cyrodiil but they were disbanded decades ago, with the aldmeri dominium arresting talos whorshippers they also chased down every last single blade that existed, they did this because they held resentment towards the dominium for taking over the imperial seat and forcing the empire to implement rules and make the emperor essentiall into a puppet of the thalmor. Esbern is taking refuge from the aldmeri dominium thalmor, so he paid the thieves guild to keep his location a secret, eventually in the main story u meet him, if u meet him before the right point in the main story he just comes across to you as a paranoid old man who rejects to be seen by anyone inside his little bunker inside the ratways, this is because well he is in hiding, but here's what's so bizarre about his "job" status, he's more of a scholar a researcher, he researches the return of the dragons in skyrim and has extensive knowledge about ancient lore and history, he will serve the dragonborn in the future as an advisor of sorts but he's not a riften citizen he's just "visiting" the area for refuge, so if u don't wanna consider him as a choice to be debated i can understand :D and that's it, that's all of them i think u missed. Love your video please make more of these x3

[@TraphouseTCG]

Goddamn comrade thank you for your service

[@TheJt207]

Also the court wizard (I think, haven’t finished the vid yet but he’s moved on from the keep)

[@samhammer325]

Nice. There is also a Riften skooma den. Also if you become guild master new shops open up in the flagon and new thieves join.

[@Pavlinka__]

My life goal is to have as much knowledge on skyrim as you do, that's very cool. I, like, dont remember anything ahahha. And I read and paid attention. I was never a name person tho so that at least explains the names amnesia 😂

[@emperorpaws8447]

@@TraphouseTCG I was expecting someone to say "tl;dr" but for once youtube comments were nice to me lol

[@speedrobo99]

I am loving this series. I have been having a hard time lately and this has helped a lot.

[@Beodude123]

This is such a wonderfully dumb concept as a video.... and I freaking love them all. The dry humor goes with it perfectly. Well done as always! And thanks for all your hard work!

[@srah9112]

Sir I am overjoyed to see your numbers soaring over the 90K subs you wanted only like 10 days ago! Your content speaks for itself and it so worth the attention and love. Ill keep jostlin the algorithm in ur favor

[@ibloedel]

you should check the unemployment of Toad Town in Paper Mario. i think that would be interesting to see how many of those toads actually do something

[@evilhealer]

I love the consistency of making the "Employeed" graphic always line up with the way the npc's are facing, always cracks me up

[@DarkIllusionsxX]

I love these Skyrim unemployment summaries they are so interesting. Heck I just really enjoy this unemployment series. Keep up the great work Austin

[@SirFleetingFury]

"If a banker is counted as employed, then a thief is counted as employed." Liked and subbed

[@MRSAUltraviolet]

The Skyrim Census Bureau is on top of their game.

[@Corbearable]

"Hello sir are you empl... Oh you're dead... ... sorry for your loss..."

[@rareosts5752]

The more serious he takes his job in these videos, the better they are.

[@pyromaniac000000]

You missed the court wizard. Her faculties are a bit out of whack, but shes still employed by the jarl, so thats +1 to the count. Also theres two people in the warehouse in the docks, a skooma dealer and his bodyguard, both employed. Also around the docks usually, you missed From-Deepest-Fathoms, the argonian. At first youd say unemployed, but by her questline you find shes a hired mercenary, so probably employed. Oh and as funny as it was, im pretty sure “almighty daedric prince” is considered a job, or at least exempt from being considered unemployed. I mean who needs a job when ultimate cosmic power is already yours? Also when you do all the thieves guild quests, 4 initiates and 4 merchants join. Idk about the initiates, theyre kinda new and could just be unpaid interns, but the merchants are 100% employed. +4 minimum. And on the lower side, theres like 4 people further in the ratway, +3 unemployed for sure. Idk what youd count esbern as tho.

[@salmoncypher2403]

While I appreciate the work you are doing, counting Sam Guevenne, a literal deadric god in disguise, as unemployed seems like a bit of a stretch to me. Although I am not familiar with the bureau of labour statistics' stance on the employment status of deities.

[@fugyfruit]

He's the god of partying and revelry so I can guarantee that that deadra has never worked a day in his life

[@AbstractTraitorHero]

Gods are unemployed & criminals usually accused of many violent and wicked crimes.

[@UnauthorizedRosin]

Even if he is unemployed, he doesn't live in riften and should not be counted. He can appear in any inn.

[@CGFillertext]

I would argue that if being a priest or member of clergy counts as being employed, then ‘being a god’ should also technically count as being employed in a church occupation

[@yummypiratehostage9888]

I feel like he's the prince of not having a job, not sure where that lands him though...

[@heavenlything]

this video feels a touch more unhinged than the others. austin if youre going insane keep it up, great video

[@brianlange9112]

I am loving your editing in this series! Vagrant synonym, the employed flag positions, and the jump cuts where you cut yourself off.

[@deviousdieselmusic]

My man, you need to hit 1mm subs, ASAP. I was literally rolling at this. Your demeanor and comedy style are perfect for this parody of a government worker. GREAT idea this series. Gonna binge watch the rest of them, keep it up! Love your music btw!

[@deadeyeguys]

i love this series so much. the entire concept of it is absolutely ridiculous but it scratches an itch in my brain that i didn't know i had.

[@chestslapper]

When you started absorbing the dragon’s soul, I really thought there was gonna be a bit about a BLS employee finding out he’s Dragonborn.

[@CaptainZlex]

I like to imagine an agent of the Bureau of Labor getting caught up in crazy adventures while just trying to see who's working.

[@BoneDog1215]

I’d love to see Kohilint Island from Links Awakening done. Mabe village + Animal village, maybe the surrounding countryside too.

[@LanaDelGato]

I don't re-watch many things on KZbin, but I re-watch your content often

[@Dr_McKay]

Glad to see this episode, you have me unreasonably interested in the employment of video game towns. That and unremarkable places in video games.

[@MishiMIshaniz]

Love the detail in the editing with the direction of the employment pop-up, good job

[@dr.chipotle7940]

The employed/unemployed checkmarks on this one made me giggle every time. Thanks for the video!

[@BlueBeetle1939]

I like when he clicks the pen and scribbles what I assume is nonsense

[@caipiranha4714]

I wish I could inject this video into my veins. I stomped home SO mad at my roommate and only this video could tame my energy

[@MmmmmNnnnn]

I think that apprentiences should count as employed because while they might not earn money (it is not always specified) they help a thriving bussines by mostly doing simple chores much wchich allows the bussines owner focus on harder tasks and thus expand their bussines however if the "master" focuses only on teaching an apprentince and the underling themself does not actually help the owner and only wastes their time in that case the apprentince should not be counted as employed

[@WhiteKnuckleRide512]

I think the better analogy would be unpaid interns.

[@nickmiroli]

He probably also earns food and board from his apprenticeship. He might not be earning coin but he is exchanging labor for food, housing, and learning. Id say employed as well.

[@legatelaurie]

The ILO (which the Bureau of Labour Statistics bases their methodology on afaik) counts paid apprentices as employed, Unpaid apprenticeships or internships are counted as economically inactive in the same way as students.

[@legatelaurie]

@@nickmiroli If they only receive room and board then that would count as unpaid - think of it similar to a housewife, etc, they do labour, but are economically inactive - and therefore inactive according to the ILO Labour Force Survey definitions (I believe the US Bureau of Labour Statistics uses the same methodology), sadly

[@MmmmmNnnnn]

@@legatelaurie well i guess that closes the whole discussion i just hope that your research will be included in the next video

[@christopherndavis4504]

You missed a few people. There are two people in the storehouse on the docks. One of them sells skooma, the other works for them. Cannonically, there are many people working in Mercer's house. You forgot to check the pawned prawn. It had an extra person. You missed Maven Black Briar, who is employed as the owner of Black Briar Meadery. One of them works as an apprentice to the alchemist There are a lot of prisoners in the dungeon. Lots of them. All unemployed, except the guards. There's another few people in the ratway warrens, most of them madmen. There is an argument that the Black Briar Estate and Goldenglow Estate should be included, but I won't make it. You discovered later in the video that apprentices should be included. Another employed person from there. The courier is not a local, so take one away from employed from there. Saphire is actually a thieves guild employee. Sam Guinivere is actually not a local, and he is a prince (or more appropriately, a king). Take one away from unemployed. If you used the alteration spell detect life, it would likely help you a lot. Highly recommend. Also, you could utilize the wiki to save time on finding NPCs and more. Might be worth trying. Love these videos. Keep it up, enumerator! There are lots more places to enumerate.

[@Anastas7aPhysics]

"If bankers count as employed, thieves do too" - based

[@mysticranger6894]

This man is a comedic genius. Sotuational comedy meaning its funny in cohrse kf event rather than intentional

[@Xris_Kinder]

I did some research on the topic of "criminal" jobs and what most likely would and wouldn't define employment in those situations. From what I could gather; the main determining factor here is whether or not wages, or the formal exchange of currency/goods+services in general, are taxed at any rate by the prevailing government entity of the town or region you're surveying. In present times, most (or maybe all) of the developed nations of the world impose some type of tax on wages. When a "criminal activity", such as drug dealing or thieving, produces a profit it is typically considered to be 'under the table' wages. These wages go untaxed, and therefore earning them would not constitute employment. In the real world. Things may be a little simpler or complex in video game worlds, depending on the game/location of the enumeration survey. In the examples provided through the Skyrim surveys, it doesn't seem obvious in any way whether the wages of the employed are expected to be reported to (and therefore taxed by) the cities. In the event that wages are not directly taxed, then some 'criminal activities' and the wages earned from them would indeed constitute employment. In the example of a drug dealer; they should be classified as a merchant, same as any other vendor of goods and services. However in the example of thieving, the currency you directly steal does not count as an earned wage as no product, service, or labor was provided to the other party* in this transaction (*whoever is getting robbed). However, however, if a thief is paid wages by a third party in exchange for stealing at that third parties behest, then those wages earned by the thief would constitute some level of employment, albeit it temporary/freelance work. Additionally if a thief is to steal property and then sell that property, the wages gained from those transactions would once again signify some level of employment in a region that doesn't tax wages or the exchange of goods, services, and/or currency. Lastly; if their is a tax levied agaisnt the citizens of a surveyed region but the specific taxes in question are in no way tied to income/profits, then there are still situations where it is possible that 'criminal activity' could occasionally equal employment. For example if the tax in question is a residency/citizenship or property tax, then it is entirely possible for an employed individual to earn wages through 'criminal activities' that they then use to pay the appropriate taxes. The wages themselves can only go untaxed, and still indicate employment, if all other wages of surveyed citizens are also untaxed. Hope this helps you streamline future enumeration surveys. Give my regards to The Bureau.

[@legatelaurie]

You're right that the "hidden economy" is a large part of determining Labour Force Survey findings. If a thief or similar profession described themselves as employed, they would probably be described as such in the Labour Force Survey. It doesn't matter whether someone is working in the "hidden economy" or not as to if they're employed - employment is just if you are doing some sort of labour and making money in some form from it. You don't need to pay tax or be eligible to pay tax to count as employed. If thieving is someone's primary employment then they would count as employed - the thieves guild are professional thieves for instance. If someone is unemployed but decides to steal something, or steals while searching for work, that would still count as unemployment imo - they're not doing it as their primary occupation but just as an activity. It's not just crime which is looked at in this way, plenty of people might invest in stocks and shares for instance, including unemployed people, but if that's not their primary occupation then it won't count as employment, same goes for someone making youtube videos (even if they don't currently make moeny they may have an expectation of eventually making money, hence employment).

[@charlottegoldman3580]

I'm Pennsylvania, apprenticeships are paid and counted as part of the employment rate. To get the most accurate statistics, you'd have to figure out what apprentices are being paid in each hold, if they're being paid at all. Then you'd want to find out if payment is required in said hold.

[@rubixtheslime]

16:25 Thank you for going above and beyond by asking another government's bureau of labor statistics for input on how to do your job better. You're a mighty fine enumerator.

[@quinnmccormick2369]

bro marked a daedric prince as unemployed

[@Loamy_TV]

When's someone going to come to my town, walk into my house, and ask me if I'm employed? What makes these people so lucky?

[@ALunarLight]

Governments to lazy they should send a paper in the mail most the time

[@Ms666slayer]

It normally happens every 10 years ate least in my country.

[@Meofalulu]

Hi Austin, I love your unemployment reports! If you need any ideas for future unemployment reports, how about Pelican Town from Stardew Valley, Lumiose City from Pokémon X & Y, or any of the villages/towns in Breath of the Wild

[@rileymosman2808]

This is a really unique and interesting series. Keep them coming man!

[@oldaccount7370]

I love the occasional click of your pen and the shuffling of paper