Viridian City has 5.9% unemployment rate

[@jmv333]

I like how you called Nursejoy's Chansey a Chansey at first, then a Clefairy, then a Chansey again, I guess this is why you ended up in the Bureau of Labour Statistics & not a Pokemon trainer

[@minaashido518]

He also said there’s 151 master trainers

[@theproductions6833]

what's funny is that we're actually getting close to a normal unemployment rate now

[@chompythebeast]

Egypt be like "I wish, habibi"

[@CocoForBird]

“Sorry I think you meant the kid from the bureau of labor statistics” I thought you didn’t believe in child labor

[@Sunlight91]

He's doing an apprenticeship.

[@Liggliluff]

Only if they lie on their application, which he did

[@Reecer77]

"Kid" like the way a 50 year old branch manager talks to his 30 year old employees. I'm sure.

[@covereye5731]

Considering the town has a school, while other nearby towns do not, I think it was an error to count the children an part of the town's population. At least some of them would have just traveled there for school, this is evident by the overly large percentage of children.

[@shaobues]

considering how small the region is that also makes sense. it wouldn't take long for a kid from a nearby town to walk there.

[@szymps]

We have to take to the consideration that children are not employable, thus making your point irrelevant

[@loulou3676]

Maybe all the families move to Viridian City for the good schools... by which I mean good school... by which I mean only school in the entire region

[@pikminman13]

@@szymps ok but its something to mention, it does account for the abnormally high population of children

[@evilredflame]

@@shaobues Would still have to get through Viridian Forest iirc but only if they’re from Pewter Town. I don’t think a kid from Cerulean would just go through Mt. Moon for class but Pokemon kids are built different

[@Arcade_Cat_]

I love all the ways the ✅EMPLOYED and ❌UNEMPLOYED signs come up next to people

[@Nerdtendo]

And in the subject's perspective, as well! Backwards, or even sideways!

[@FishFosh]

It's possible that a significant number of adults in Viridian city actually commute to work at the nearby Pokemon League, not as elite four members but working jobs like gate keeper, pokemon center nurse, or pokemart employee. If true, that would explain the strangely high proportion of children and elderly people within the city compared to working adults.

[@Aronia55]

That's one rough work commute

[@AnthonyCarbonaro]

A historical survey showing trends over the past 25+ years in the Kanto region would be fascinating.

[@hyun-shik7327]

Especially since nobody moves, ages, gets a new job, or does anything else.

[@xdeathcon]

@Hyun-Shik I didn't see Giovanni here in the gym so some stuff certainly changed

[@orangesilver8]

Correction: Kanto is not a continent, it is a region. The full size of the landmass is unknown but it is directly connected to Johto, on the same landmass, and there is good reason to believe Sinnoh is connected on the same landmass as well.

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

To be fair, Pokémon battling is enjoyed continent-wide still ;)

[@remalemadingdong]

i still believe kanto, johto, hoenn, and sinnoh are all connected as the route numbers seem to build off of the last regions, with hoenn starting at 101, 102, 103... and sinnoh starting at 201, 202, 203 etc.. unova was the first region to start back from route 1, and I think is also disconnected from the rest of the pokemon regions

[@BaneRain]

Its all an archipelago meant to mirror real world regions in japan.

[@remalemadingdong]

@@BaneRain your mom is an archipelago

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Pokemon regions are more like states

[@Liggliluff]

If master trainers aren't considered residing in specifically the city they're standing in, or close by, shouldn't they still count to Kanto as a whole in the end regardless? So for all people you can't determine where they reside, they should just count to "unknown, Kanto" and still count to the whole percentage at the end regardless.

[@dannypestolesi712]

Or even attributing them to the same location that the elite 4 is based. As that appears to be the house of the Pokemon Association. With the master trainers all being connected or employed by that group.

[@jessiewabbit]

I think that it's reasonable to assume that a master trainer be assigned to an area, that they would relocate for their job.

@@dannypestolesi712 good point! There has to be some authority over the master trainers so it probably is the Ingigo Plateau!

[@BokBarber]

They're all employed by an LLC based out of Delaware. Since Delaware isn't in Kanto, they don't count.

[@jessiewabbit]

@@BokBarber I too work in Delaware. I will start deciding who around me looks unemployed.

[@geneticdriftwood]

I adore this series, I’d love to see you do one of the botw villages (especially rito or goron village would be fun)

[@JBaughb]

Hateno or Gerudo town would be the most entertaining. Lots of people, lots of businesses. Although Goron area does have the mines where some people work so he could do some traveling around to find them all. BotW in general would be awesome for this series.

[@gcclassicslover7488]

totally agree! This would be awesome!

[@BigR.O.B.]

I like the pen clicking. Really sells the vibe of a records guy from the bureau just taking inventory.

[@florence.5088]

I love how this video got progressively more unhinged as time went by. It went from a normal survey to questioning which type and level a hypothetical grandma would be if she was stuck in a pokeball, and if Chancey would be wacked with a stick if he dropped said pokeball. On another note I would love to see you make one of these videos with Breath of the Wild.

[@juju8406]

Yeah, would love to see a BoTW video! Maybe Hateno Village, since it is one of the most populated towns? Or Gerudo Town.

[@supersmily5811]

This series has inspired me to make sure all of my NPCs of appropriate age and fitness are, in fact, employed.

[@canadian__ninja]

Not all! 100% employment means there is very little if any room for job growth or movement.

[@waitwhat9939]

I like these and would like to see the series continue. Side note: Kanto is not a continent, nor is it even a country. It is comparable to a japanese prefecture, namely, the Kanto prefecture. Yes, they just used the real life name. You may want to use this information in future report summaries.

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

Kanto in real life isn't even a Prefecture but a region. Kanto is actually made up of several Prefectures, specifically Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa. Kanto in Pokémon however could essentially be considered a Prefecture to a greater nation, even if the official term for these Subdivisions is "Region". It even seems to be subdivided into Municipalities just like a Prefecture would be.

[@waitwhat9939]

@Sonic and Red Yeahh i forgot about regions. I looked up the prefectures for the comment and it gave me a region map ig. Was hoping he'd do his own research on it anyway tho

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

@@waitwhat9939 @Wait What That's understandable, unless it's the US or Canada you don't really think about Subdivisions that much unless you come from that country (and there's quite a few Japanese videos about their Prefectures). But yes, trying to treat Pokémon's Kanto as a continent when there's quite literally another region right next to it is pretty jarring. Forgive me if this isn't a good example, but it's like saying that Texas is a different continent to Florida while ignoring the fact they share the nation and landmass, much like Kanto and Johto would be.

[@-tera-3345]

@@Hijiri_MIRACHION To be fair, though, Kanto and Johto are only connected via a passable route at a single point, and it's a pretty difficult path to travel, so it's not that unlike the division between other connected continents, a la Europe and Asia or North and South America. The bigger question is what you consider the ruling body in the Pokemon world. Does the Elite Four hold political power over the region? Would that make challenging them and becoming the new champion equivalent to performing a form of coup? On the other hand, that would make the Gyms the more local-level political leaders, but that seems to pretty clearly not be the case.

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

@@-tera-3345 If we're going by paths that are difficult to traverse, surely the connection between Asia and Africa would fit more alongside the Tohjo Falls and the Panana Canal, what with the Suez Canal being there? The main problem with the Europe/Asia border is moreso political rather than geographical. Then again, the existence of the SS Aqua going between both regions shows that the people of Kanto and Johto clearly thought about the difficulty of getting through the Tohjo Falls. As for the political state of the Pokémon World, I always did think that Gym Leaders were Municipal Leaders and that the Pokémon League sort of functioned as a regional administration. However, later generations (mostly Generations 8 and especially 9) really throw a wrench into that idea. There's also the problem of who would lead the towns that don't have a Gym Leader. The Pokémon League probably isn't necessarily a form of government either, since that would mean that Alola was basically in anarchy before they started a Pokémon League (which was very recently), and the player came along to become their champion. However, since the Champions of each game seem to remain in their position no matter how many people try to defeat them unless the plot demands it (see Hoenn or Unova), it's very possible that there is some distinction between their Champion roles and the players (this is the case in Paldea, at least), and that the Champions do act as some kind of political figure. As for the people who challenge them, I'd think of it as some state-run test of your skills as a Trainer, with the Hall of Fame being the equivalent of a Regional Honor Roll. So, to sum up my opinion, Elite 4 Members and Champions are probably Politicians, but the Gym Leaders mostly aren't (with the sole exception of Drayden, who is literally confirmed to be Opelucid City's mayor).

[@Innofcogneato]

It took me this many videos to realize the podium isn't real 👁👄👁

[@johnleecooper8520]

holy shit

[@SaraSG1]

.... no. No that can't be.

[@TwinBlasters]

Shout-out to the intercom bit... humorous, and something I wouldn't likely notice on my own, let alone realize it's pointless in a single room building The ghost type joke had me... dead

[@sleazymeezy]

1:17 this episode is brought to you by Keeps! ETA: This is my first time viewing this series, and since you asked at the end I thought I'd let you know that as a new viewer this was a great video and I will be watching the rest of the series. Pokemon content seems to have gotten stale of late, and as an adult who still plays this is the sort of series that is not only fresh, but more in line with an adult audience without alienating younger viewers.

[@mokimon5079]

I put these videos on to help me sleep and had no idea you had a lil lecturn! Incredible. High production quality here.

[@anthonydelfino6171]

Showed this series to a friend and we enjoy your delivery! A related idea if you're ever interested might be going to RPG towns to figure out the homeless rate. Seems like a lot of RPGs have more characters than homes.

[@LuckySketches]

"What level is grandma? What type is she?" Brings new meaning to "what's your type?"

[@c_splash]

I agree with the call on the master trainers. They don't even exist until after you beat the Elite Four, so it doesn't seem likely that they are residents of the towns they're in.

[@threeofreeds73]

Knowing the enumerator is somewhere out there surveying the public on their relationship with employment brings me a sense of order in an increasingly chaotic world. Thank you for your service.

[@dunsparce4prez560]

Idk why but you shaking the paper was absolutely killing me

[@TechnoColoredMuffins]

as always, i liked this video. i also respect that the bureau doesn’t clickbait us and includes the percentage in the title

[@endermage77]

I dunno if you've considered this, but I think it would add a little bit more satisfaction watching if you added a visual/audio cue for Ineligible Person, similar to the ones you currently have for Employed Person and Unemployed Person.

[@any_austin]

I was thinking about this yea. I’ll have to make one.

[@jaybee7892]

​@@any_austin it should be like a "stick your tongue out to make a fart noise" kinda noise, or a subtle "womp"

[@ohno5559]

@@any_austin you should use the PAL Dreamcast logo for some reason

[@EntranceJew]

2:53 i love the mask and rotation you did here, you had no reason to do it and that's what i love about it the most

[@islaamN]

This is a goldmine of a series! :] Really hope you do Pyrite Town from Colosseum where EVERYONE is just standing around being shady. Also, maybe Chansey wants you to believe she doesn’t count. After all, if she’s just counted as a service animal then she doesn’t have to pay taxes *laughs evilly*. How do you think she affords that Mansion on the Orange Islands huh?

[@AklyonX]

Pyrite Town would be an interesting one for sure.

[@sleazymeezy]

​@@AklyonX I enjoy that it's named after fools gold

[@DrAWily]

I feel like while excluded from the city counts, it would be impossible to exclude all 153 ish Pokemon specific masters from the overall region’s count, as traveling or not, if they are an employed entity it would be hard to say they weren’t members of Kanto in some specific state. Also I look forward to revisiting the Chansey question when we get to Vermillion’s construction crew.

[@PowerSynopsis]

This is the quality content that got you to 100k, congratulations!

[@jacknephew1849]

4:12 the perils of being an enumerator for the bureau of labor statistics

[@LaCrownedGamer]

For Chansey I would like to think about performance and animal actors. While they themselves cannot take payment, they still get paid and can be considered employees (the payment is just directed to there trainers) Buddy, the dog from Air bud made roughly 1k-2k per week when starting out as an animal actor. Also we have to think about the origins of Pokémon that was told to us in Black and White and how Pokémon and humans are basically one in the same (and how humans marrying Pokémon is considered normal but that's another story.....) So it is very possible to count Pokémon that have jobs as employed while simultaneously not counting the ones in the wild. It is not mandatory for them to work, similar to a child, but if they do have jobs they can be accounted for.

[@novelezra]

I love to imagine Austin telling all these pokemon jokes about his dying grandmother to his face, whilst the child cries uncontrollably

[@GamerBuds]

Never thought I’d be so invested in a series like this but here I am. Great video haha looking forward to the next one!

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

I would love to see you do one of Disco Elysium. You can actually tell if most people are employed in that game

[@CinciRon]

That's the most Moralintern idea ever.

[@audiosurfarchive]

​@@CinciRonLOL

[@Tiwill]

The payoff on the grandma in a pokéball bit caught me off guard lmao

[@klhx]

"What level is grandma? What type is she, that's what I wanna know. If she's not careful she might turn into a Ghost-type, you know what I'm saying?" Best lines of the episode lmao. Love this series.

[@Zerivalg]

This is pretty fun. I think a kinda version of this to try would be livestreaming it on Twitch and having people vote in the survey on whether it's likely or unlikely they're employed. Of course you could overrule if you, the arbiter see it reasonable.

[@elius1548]

Quality Content. I never thought I’d find Pokémon bureau of labor statistics so relaxing, but here I am

[@SkyeFused]

i really like ur voice n cadence n melody, it doesn't feel like im watching a carefully prepared video ever it's like im on a discord call with my bestie who has a major in philosophy that they'll never use for a job. good stuff

[@Robolewa]

For the master trainers, since they aren't counting toward the city we find them in, what is the bureau's plan to include them in the overall region metrics, if any? It seems 151 people, who we presume to be workers and not volunteers, vanishing from the count would skew the overall statistics and insights from the region (one way or the other). I do agree with the decision to remove them from my the local count, given they seem to be part of a greater Kanto organization without an obvious local level gathering or organization site. For comparison's sake, I would say it is different from the more "franchise office" local employment for the "pokemart" and "pokecenter" brands which also extend through the region, but have clear need for local workers to staff on a more permanent basis.

[@lewisroach8723]

ok, woah. This is my first time seeing this series in my subscription box and it made me realise how much I already look forward to each of these videos. Hahaha.

[@SaraSG1]

Since you are considering the entire region, shouldn't the master trainers count, just not as a part of the individual cities?

[@ursulasamsa]

yes pls keep making more of these i love them! this series is so fun and relaxing

[@tenshioki]

Austin that's a CHANSEY Also make more of these, please.

[@zefile]

this is my favourite currently active series on youtube it's amazing make more please

[@jaybee7892]

The summary at the end was so good! The student to semi-bloodsport pipeline comment got me good

[@Christommyfmx]

Taken has got to be my favorite TEMFM song. Such a banger

[@annieoddo1475]

Everyone here is so caught up in the accuracy of the data collection and Pokémon regions, no one seems to have noticed that he called chansey clefairy a bunch of times then went right back to saying chansey like it never happened

[@literallymalware]

He swapped between "Chancy" and "Clefairy" twice

[@ashkemena]

I was having a panic attack (and still kind of am) but this made me a lot calmer. thanks :3

[@sideways5153]

The concept of the BLS tracking employment data for Pokémon, implying that humans would need to compete with animals for work on the job market,feels both surreal and also like an insight into the local economy

[@therisingcat2484]

I love these, hearing government-eske presentations about video game towns make my day :)

[@Truzyxx]

Now I’m picturing the Eevee on your head holding the pen and clipboard in its mouth :D

[@dial20forgibberish38]

These videos are the primary reason I subscribed. Pls keep them coming :)

[@supermario-2]

love this video, keep em coming! i really do enjoy the other stuff you do, too, like the $2 games and the snow video

[@caseydewitt6236]

Something about the voiceover for this is so unique and charming.

[@4-kathryn]

This was a delight to watch. I would've included Giovanni on this list though. I think he employees quite a lot of members for his Team Rocket crew. So both, Giovanni run gym and then... A Blue run gym. If would be neat to see if the gym folk are the same or not as well. Fun episode though. Never knew about your channel till today

[@alexnieves]

"What about this freak?" got me good

[@Glidus]

hey austin, guy. congratulations on your channel doing well. your work is truly unique and the success is well-deserved. hope you're doing well old sport.

[@JDoradoTube]

Hi baby! I'm so glad you're back with this series, I've already started crying

[@quetzal5666]

Doing every city in Kanto is a fun idea. It'll be interesting to get to towns like Lavender Town with the Pokemon cemetary.

[@smokymountaintime]

Another great one! Loved your notes in the report at the end because I've always thought that the economy and infrastructure in the Pokemon worlds was a little bit one-track, but thought I was the only one who was bothered by it 😂

[@HyphenatedReality]

That joke at 6:40 was a real dark type joke

[@bobbob1876]

These videos are awesome! It's like a world tour, but way better because it focuses on a new question that other tours don't ask!

[@brekreney5734]

continue to make this type of content

[@MrAidzor]

Dam Austin! Back at it again with the quality content!

[@inkdheart]

100% want to see more. Love these series, and would love to see them completed in the current games as well as expanded to others. You make it, I'll watch it! 👍

[@Seishae]

I love your videos, the comedy is so dry it makes my skin crack in the winter.

[@CausewayGiant]

This is my favourite KZbin series! I get so excited when I see it popping into my feed with a new episode. Keep up the good work Austin!

[@rideronthedrumbeat]

Just found your channel today and can't get enough of these videos. Looking forward to the rest of the surveys from the Kanto region.

[@gcclassicslover7488]

Definitely love this series. Please keep it up! If you ever need economic advice/more jargon to put in your videos I'm sure myself and other nerdy economists would love to help you out

[@Djiggity]

I think it’s time for “EMPLOYED” merch. Also congrats on 100k. Employed mug.

[@Sunlight91]

Animals don't exactly perform unpaid work. They get food and shelter from their owners. It's closer to serfdom than participation in a free labor market. Animals also can't exchange human money for goods and services they desire. That's why they get payed with the goods directly.

[@M.2000-v2g]

You should track the master trainers in cities because then you can make a hot spot graph of master trainer in the region

[@fpcooper95]

Something about your videos puts me in a state of sleepiness even as I fully enjoy them, I've been playing the playlist of these to fall asleep for several days now 😂❤

[@LexiWhatWeGot]

I look forward to these videos, they're goofy, but a lot of fun. Love your content, keep up the good work!

[@DondarfSnowbonk]

Really glad KZbin served this up to me. Loving this series and looking forward to more.

[@jooobjoob]

1:19 I was betting on this being a keeps sponsored segment

[@kamerona4723]

man it will be a treat to watch this series through when its completed

[@jiggermole]

Wow. Quality continues to go up. The employees checks being the correct orientation was extremely satisfying.

[@AngryBob4213]

Your music and videos are great as always, can't wait to see and hear more!

[@Guruc13]

The minor editing on this video is so good. Excellent job 👌

[@joeylittle2629]

I think you should've counted the Pokemon Master's. if they were in the town or around the town they still have to rest some where. Though there are not any hotels available they are probably using some sort of air BnB services with the locals in order to stay somewhere. Which, helps the economy and considers them current residents of the town.

[@aeidla]

very funny as always especially as you iron out the kinks

[@kingcygnus]

Not sure if it’s been said, but if we’re not gonna include master trainers in specific cities, we should be sure to include them in the overall employment rate of the region at the end.

[@OvermasterP]

Woah this video is way more high energy, I actually like the chill, almost self-bored vibes better

[@CptFitzgerald]

The dryness of your delivery of the absurd during your podium presentations is incredibly cathartic as a former bereaucratic employee getting updates from my supervisors.

[@finalcountdown3210]

Congrats on 100k! Keep em coming!

[@Grimfang999]

I will raise that you did not include all the staff to the west just before victory road, which includes at least 8 guards and a pokemon center, which as Viridian City is the nearest town which doesnt involve going through an extremely complicated and dangerous cave, will likely live in or fall under the juristiction of the city. This would dramatically reduce the unemployment rate to once of the lowest seen by far. The high number of children may also be explained as neither Pallet Town nor Pewtwer city have a school, as such it is entirely possible the children here attend the only school in the local area, inflating the number of children you will see in the city during the day.

[@danielmcguire8296]

My thought process with the man passing out will o wisp tms He gave it out for free hes not making money, unemployed. But drug dealers always give a free sample to get their clientele hooked more easily, HE IS EMPLOYED

[@Liggliluff]

but TMs are infinite and he only has Will-O-Wisp, right?

[@danielmcguire8296]

​@@Liggliluffohhhh I completely forgot. Then that definitely gives the vibe of guy passing out cds of his mixtape for free which means he would be unemployed The real question is now if he's gonna come out with a will o wisp 2

[@maxmanramfan]

This series is awesome. Please continue surveying digital cities and towns. Also, please continue producing great music.

[@Kalekemo]

I love these videos so much omg

[@onlyinsomniac]

I showed your Mario Super Sunshine video to my friend and got them hooked on this series. It's my proudest accomplishment to date 😎

[@sagacious03]

Nice to see another of these! Thanks for uploading! Might comment more later!

[@savannahwise7058]

These videos are always so fun. Thanks for doing them!

[@aaaddddaaaammmm]

Love ya Austin! It's always a good day when I get to see a new unemployment video from you

[@bulbasaur1534]

your voice is soothing and well spoken for these types of videos. I highly recommend that you continue, it's very cool to look at pokemon at a more "industrial" (is how i'm going to phrase it) angle, can't wait for the other regions after kanto.

[@Mrcoconacho]

A friend forwarded me this video and I loved it! Excited to see more

[@BransonGordie]

These continue to be fantastic. And the enumerator's getting better! There's an unexpected character arc in the making!

[@Wotvr]

I liked this video, keep making more! Thanks for your hard work surveying Kanto.