We’re nearly halfway done with all major cities in Skyrim. At the end, should we put together a full report on the whole region with a 45-minute press conference?

@Boogerfartt

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely we should

@nateg3998

11 ай бұрын

Yes.

@torrent6181

11 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@AriesFireTiger

11 ай бұрын

💯

@AceHuman

11 ай бұрын

Please!

I always love the implication that the surveyor character is from our world and doesn't know anything about the game world that they are occupying. Even when walking past a literal skeleton of a dragon or fighting off a poor man clearly charmed with Vampire's Seduction when the basement of Alva's house has a literal coffin in it, barely any acknowledgement of the fantasy-type world that is being lived in. It's great lmao

@any_austin

11 ай бұрын

Thank you because people constantly complain that I’m not taking into account the lore and the obvious rules of Skyrim’s society and I’m like dude that’s the entire point

@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526

11 ай бұрын

He's a bureaucrat from the Imperial City, of COURSE he knows nothing of local lore and customs

@andresf.7563

11 ай бұрын

Must have been the wind

@jplayzow

11 ай бұрын

​@@andresf.7563> Must have been the wind. Immediately after being shot but failed perception check

@KolonelCeanders

11 ай бұрын

@@any_austinjust for the record Hroggar, the guy you killed in self defense, is a firewood chopper

"People don't go outside here, I don't know if it's because it's dangerous or boring," he says as he walks past a dragon skeleton

@Seacret_Agent

11 ай бұрын

ah dang, I copied your comment. Whoops

@kultw1837

11 ай бұрын

I was about to type this literal comment lol

@tomc.5704

11 ай бұрын

Not to mention two violent deaths in a 48 hour period, and a recent suspected arson of a home

@LaydiNite

11 ай бұрын

Also, it's cold. There's many reasons people wouldn't want to hang around outdoors.

@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat

11 ай бұрын

​@@LaydiNitethe arson and dragon probably made it less cold

I cannot overstate how much charm the physically present employed and unemployed labels add to these videos

@Purriah

11 ай бұрын

It’s the accompanying sound effect that makes it great

@TenshiLove5

11 ай бұрын

I laugh at them all the time when they're silly like the backwards one blocked by the guy or the moving one when the man chopped wood. It's hillarious

@Doylt

11 ай бұрын

Right! Backwards, blocked, blown up, off screen - it's always funny!

@TomMathesonColes

Күн бұрын

The sound design is just perfect too lol

worth noting that this is the first town in Skyrim weve seen with no homelessness. Even the man who went out of his way to burn his own house down was immediately given new lodgings. love to see a community that looks out for its less fortunate members

@oraborat1266

11 ай бұрын

Not to mention a man that was ready to sever his own head at the first sign of an incongruous interaction. I'm really glad he didn't fall through the cracks in an alternate timeline.

@JackdotC

11 ай бұрын

I feel like given the surroundings any homeless people would immediately get picked off by local wildlife or local undead

@CErra310

11 ай бұрын

That's because the Morthalians eat their homeless

@Quincy_Morris

11 ай бұрын

You can probably thank the vampire for that… 😬

@j0rgens64pc3

10 ай бұрын

Jarl Idgrod is the best

I love that he paid 300 gold to bribe the guard instead of 10 gold for his fine.

@averagefanenjoyer8696

11 ай бұрын

I've done that before when I didn't feel like getting my stolen goods confiscated and then having to raid the evidence chest.

@octagonseventynine1253

11 ай бұрын

Bribe means no criminal record

@thegrayyernaut

11 ай бұрын

It makes more sense than one might think in real life (i.e. living in places with corrupted traffic cops)

@mandowarrior123

11 ай бұрын

Donation to the constabulary bought him a tour, too. And lets be honest, they hadn't found the body yet.

@zacharyliles8657

11 ай бұрын

It's about staying off the books

i love that the murder had a successful defense of "his head just did that"

@PinnePon

12 күн бұрын

Like JFK

Morthals largest expense factor is fighting off local vampires

@vulkanofnocturne

11 ай бұрын

nah it's keeping the houses from rotting away from mould.

@Y0sh1no5am

11 ай бұрын

YEah but Whiterun is fighting a whole dragon, Solitude fighting Patema, Winterhold fighting mages, Windhelm fighting a murderer and Markarth fighting Forsworn. And Falkreath, they are fighting HIRCINE!

@rafaelglopezroman1110

10 ай бұрын

​@@Y0sh1no5amnordic life expectancy must be really low, then again Nords love fighting so they are at least having the time of their extremely short lives.

Holy shit, excusing the enumerator because hroggir separated his own head from his body is fucking hilarious

@MamaMOB

11 ай бұрын

To be fair if you are going to separate your head from your own body you cannot blame other people. It's just rude!

@exantiuse497

9 ай бұрын

I disagree with that decision. Hroggir ( henceforth referred to as "the victim") clearly separated his own head in an attempt to evade the Enumerator's (henceforth referred to as "the suspect") axeblade directed at his neck but was unable to reconstitute his neck after the fact leading to his death. The death of the victim was therefore explicitly caused by the violent actions of the suspect. I also rebuke the suspect's claim of self-defence; he entered the building the victim was residing in, unannounced and uninvited, breaking the lock instead of acquiring the key. The victim had every reason to believe the suspect was a thief or other intruder with hostile intent, and had the right to defend his residence with violence under the Skyrim Castle Law of 156 4e My recommendation to the Morthal Guard investigating the death of the victim is to continue pursuing the murder charge. The work of the officials of the Bureau of Labor is important but their authority is not and cannot be considered unrestrained. Upon entering a private citizen's residence the officials must announce themselves and declare their official business and legal authority to enter in order to prevent future incidents such as this. Thank you

I initially misread the title as 'Morthal has a 10% EMPLOYMENT rate' and didnt even question it. Morthal was such a depressing city that 90% unemployment sounded about right to me

@hiimj5555

11 ай бұрын

Weird, so did I.

@kody.wiremane

11 ай бұрын

You must've been pleasantly surprised, then :)

@LualaDy

10 ай бұрын

Same! =D

@Albatross0913

Ай бұрын

i made the same mistake with the Markarth video

I applaud the Bureau for releasing the bodycam footage of the incident even before there was public outcry for it. Setting a good example, at least in that respect.

@PinnePon

12 күн бұрын

Theres at least one not horrible government department

You could use the Calm spell to avoid fighting any locals by explaining to them that you're with the bureau of labor statistics and don't mean them any harm

@TheActualFrozenCactus

10 ай бұрын

Yah I was gonna say that, he goes to the mill after the quest. So I think it’s wrong

@OnionChoppingNinja

9 ай бұрын

Screw that! They don't comply? we go full Roggvir on their ass!

@missmia196

9 ай бұрын

Fer right

@Thy_Boss

6 ай бұрын

Yes, there are myriad ways to make this video less entertaining. I wonder why he doesn't pursue them

@MrNoobed

6 ай бұрын

*breaks into.house* *kills owner* Claims self defense. Is this the beginning of the anti-terrorism arc?

"so I guess the question becomes is she making money from the cult?" I love this series

@jplayzow

11 ай бұрын

The government cares not why you have money. They care solely for their share of your money.

@youmukonpaku3168

11 ай бұрын

questions you only have to ask when you work in taxation or economics.

@Lolcontract

11 ай бұрын

Well, MLMs exist so she’s 100% a “hun”

@VidelxSpopovich

11 ай бұрын

I think a church is a business so I’d say yes

@DovahFett

11 ай бұрын

"I've been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower... but make more money as a leader." ~ Creed Bratton

Glad they ruled in favor of the surveyor. Hroggar was a dangerous man and was not acting within his rights.

@michaelsouth1152

11 ай бұрын

Burning down your home with your family inside and preemptively decapitating yourself is no way to behave.

The mundanity of the employment survey series (contrasted with the setting) is a large part of its charm, but I did enjoy the little change of pace that came with the enumerator getting into a fight. And the implication that this government employee just carries around a huge axe at all times. I'd like to imagine it was issued by the bureau.

@ellenok

11 ай бұрын

Self defense axes are a local custom, so, as they say, "when in Cyrodiil".

@estherstreet4582

10 ай бұрын

He claims the axe as a business expense.

The most real world equivalent to Alva is a twitch streamer, so yeah I guess she counts

@johnsnow5125

11 ай бұрын

Skyrim OnlyFans

@peterpan1886

11 ай бұрын

The coffin is actually a hot tub

@Valsorayu

11 ай бұрын

I was going to make a "Just Chatting --> Just Sucking" joke but I think that is a whole other streaming service.

@Chef_Alpo

10 ай бұрын

She's a sugar-baby

@JohnYoo39

10 ай бұрын

​@@johnsnow5125OnlyRims

I guess a vampire problem isn't great for business.

@mandowarrior123

11 ай бұрын

Does lower unemployment figures rather quickly. Does make sense.

Fun fact: If you use a calm spell when attacked by Hroggar so that he survives your intrusion and then later kill Alva, he will thank you for freeing him from her control.

@aweigh1010

11 ай бұрын

nice

@Bella-bg9ez

11 ай бұрын

nice

@michaelosipov8001

10 ай бұрын

He will also get a job at the lumber mill. Making him employed and implying that the town has the potential for growth and development as businesses are actively hiring.

@veryangryduckpl2122

10 ай бұрын

Does it work with the imperial race spell, imperial voice or something? (idk the exact names, cause I play on different language)

@xxthexboxnoobxx4174

10 ай бұрын

@@veryangryduckpl2122 As far as I Know, the Voice of the Emperor power works just fine with him.

I love how you went into a shop during the middle of the night, saw there was noone there and just assumed it was a "take and leave" shop as opposed to that perhaps the owner is asleep.

@nosesonroses

11 ай бұрын

Right?!? Poor Lami, you stole all her stuff! 😭

@harpastanman8952

3 ай бұрын

Shadow Tax and Hidden Fees 😂

I really appreciate you putting the unemployment rate right in the title. So many of these other enumerator-tubers try to bury the lede for watch time.

@johnsnow5125

11 ай бұрын

There are... others?

@VidelxSpopovich

11 ай бұрын

@@johnsnow5125 Right? I had no idea.

@CosmicKarnacles

10 ай бұрын

There.. are multiple..???

@Thelegoterrapin

9 ай бұрын

@@CosmicKarnaclesyou better find an enumerator enumerator to check

See, situations like Hrogar are exactly why the surveyor needs to work on their illusion skill for the calm spell so we can better ascertain employment while also not decreasing employment potentially.

@Jinkypigs

10 ай бұрын

Hear, hear

"I don't know if its a dangerous place..." he says walking past a dragon skeleton.

2:50 This guy gives "I would have enlisted but I would yell at the drill sergeant" energy. I like "I don't know if it's a dangerous place or a boring place" while jumping over a dragon skeleton.

I will never get tired of Austin standing right in front of someone while muttering “damn it where’s my pen?” and shuffling through his papers.

i'm so glad that he immediately let us know that the dead guard at the beginning wouldn't actually qualify as unemployed and that it was just a little goof, a bit of humor for the gang. i appreciate that he knows we're all as concerned about accurate enumeration as he is

"This is a low crime area." Had just broken into 2 buildings and killed a man. XD

@mandowarrior123

11 ай бұрын

Bribery is often a crime, too. and stealing from the shop.

I love the “just walk out” moment, and the tip was so generous of you.

Man, don't you hate it when people try to frame you for their murder by separating their own head before your axe even makes contact? Someone's gotta do something about all these scammers. smh.

@harpastanman8952

3 ай бұрын

Smh "Severing My Head" 😅💀

@arthurdent6256

2 ай бұрын

It was clearly a preexisting condition.

You should do this series for Oblivion cities next. They're a lot bigger than most of the Skyrim cities, so you'll put your bureaucrat skills to the test

@LaydiNite

11 ай бұрын

The Shivering Isles would be interesting.

@dimitrikemitsky

10 ай бұрын

I wanna see Vivec, from Morrowind, or Balmora.

@graymonk5972

10 ай бұрын

that made me think of the elder scrolls online cities they’re massive and also have a lotta characters that can be killed and respawn after a certain amount of time (anvil in the gold coast which is where the dark brotherhood storyline takes place usually has more dead npcs than living just from people using it to farm achievements)

"Sir, please relax! I need to know if you're employed! ...oh jeez..." You remained very professional in this stressful situation, you should be acknowledged for that

Saying "tiddies" within 15 seconds of the video, I like how dangerously Austin lives

@noamias4897

6 ай бұрын

Love your ER 1.0 videos

Morthal's presence under imperial control and being on the border of the imperial rule is actually an important part of the story. As a result, a sudden boost to the town's economy via the military was natural. Wasn't thinking that this series would give me an actual insight into the game's world, but here we are.

"have you seen my mother? Austin at the bureau of labor statistics: thats what we're finding out today

"This is a low crime area, I guess" yes I'm sure it was, maybe a day or so ago

13:04 “Upon reviewing the evidence, the Bureau has found itself completely innocent of any wrongdoing.”

@rodrigoa.m3566

2 ай бұрын

That's how it be.

every time he's done with his investigating and his press conference, the bureau puts him in the bureau freezer until next time they need him. gotta keep em fresh.

ive always had a soft spot for the smaller towns like morthal and winterhold with less going on, even if theyre objectively kind of lame compared to cities like markarth and solitude

@averagefanenjoyer8696

11 ай бұрын

Yeah I live in a kind of small town and they remind me more of home

@estherstreet4582

10 ай бұрын

They're cute, but after having to fight the seventh dragon just so it doesn't kill any important quest-givers who decide to run into the flame, the novelty wears off and I prefer the bigger towns.

11:50 Imagine toiling away dutifully as a legate strategically planning only for some civil surveyor to burger in mumbling and jotting down notes calling your work a tabletop game

RIP Hroggar; Morthal's hardest-working lumberjack.

You really need to invest in some calming illusion spells for this job

It was genuinely shocking to see violence in one of these videos, which is a real accomplishment given that it's footage of Skyrim and violence is a given in that game. You've created a very strong vibe with this series, I love it

Been waiting so long for another Skyrim survey. Expecting another good job from our beloved employment officer here. I look forward to the full report of the entire country of Skyrim. Keep up the good work.

Can’t wait for the ability to directly ask an npc’s employment status in starfield

Dude I've been hooked. Your comedic timing is impecable. "Always make sure to leave a tip" *pot falls behind counter* Loving these videos, absolute comedy gold!

7:12 Well that’s a lot of paper work

It occurred to me that taking a look at the employment statistics for the Beanbean Kingdom in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga could prove entertaining.

"Self-separated his own head" is a sentence I *never* thought I'd hear.

@VegeMaticPragtarian

10 ай бұрын

Is that redundant? Self-separate his own head? Can’t you just say self-separated his head? Notes for the future, Austin

"SIR! I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE EMPLOYED!" *Decapitation*

@LordJINJ

11 ай бұрын

Straight Menace to Skyrim and her people

11:10 gets really excited about local government and then meekly apologizes lol

I love the comedic timing of the dragon bones coming on screen

You missed two people: Jorgen, the steward of Morthal (employed) and Lami, the alchemist (employed). You passed Jorgen on the street without talking to him and Lami was probably at her home across the bridge when you entered her shop.

@Thy_Boss

6 ай бұрын

You don't understand

This is by far one of my most favorite series on KZread. Never did I think I'd be so enthralled by a census done of Skyrim cities and towns (among other games), but here we are. Keep up the great work, and congrats on not getting that 3rd degree murder charge! What luck that the guy's head divorced itself from the rest of his body spontaneously.

I feel like I learn something new everytime I watch one of these lol And yeah pretty sure "I'm a vigilante" isn't a sign of employment

Did you count Hrogar twice? He is employed at the lumber mill and the unfortunate man that died from head separation.

@beartraptree

11 ай бұрын

No I think the lumber mill guy he counted was Thonnir. Unless he countes Hrogar for the lumber mill off screen...

@danielmaloney6461

11 ай бұрын

@@beartraptree oh Right. His wife became a vampire.

Hi austin, discovered your channel not too long ago and have been throughly enjoying your content. Already watched this video once today but tonight my girlfriend of 3 years just broke up with me and I've decided to come back and re-binge your vids to help me take my mind off things for a while. Your content is just so uniqely helpful for calming anxiety; these vids are easily some of the the most relaxing videos ive found on this platform, and they have genuinely been helpful to me tonight in particular. I just wanted to let you know that what you do is genuinely more than just entertainment at times and wanted to thank you on behalf of anyone that has found comfort in your dumb surveys and over-analysis of random shit in videogames. Thanks man, keep it up 💛

Love your content man. Always brightens my day

the bit with hroggar was so funny, glad our enumerator lives another day!

"Self-separated his own head" 😂

I saw that there was a new Unemployment Report and immediately said "oh FUCK yeah"

@octavianpopescu4776

11 ай бұрын

I know, right? I can't wait for the analysis on Skyrim's budget and GDP. I get tears of excitement, just thinking about Excel spreadsheets on Windhelm's imports.

Benor is kinda like the towns "muscle", if you beat him in a brawl he becomes a follower. Falion is the only person that can heal you from Vampirism, the town folk really doesn't like him. 6:45 is a vampire, she made Hroggar kill his own family (probably under a spell). The burnt down house can be found, and at night there is a ghost of a child there.

@korok2619

11 ай бұрын

she is definitely unemployed or a bandit, and if he had done the quest he could have counted the group of vampire/bandits

@LexusLFA554

11 ай бұрын

@@korok2619 She is a bandit under the nearby vampire cult, the leaders name appears in her diary. Definitely unemployed.

@ChristmasPterodactyl

11 ай бұрын

Is the child ghost seeking employment? Because otherwise I don't think any of this is relevant.

@LexusLFA554

11 ай бұрын

@@ChristmasPterodactylTechnically speaking her mother appears, also a vampire, which is unemployed.

@mandowarrior123

11 ай бұрын

​@@LexusLFA554Incorrect. She enthrawls men in the tavern- and look at her dress. She is very much a 'working woman' or prostitute. Just because she caters to a particular fetish does not make her unemployed.

i literally Just finished watching the rest of this series, this vid could not have dropped at a better time i am so thrilled :''D

Have you considered that the guards might not actually live there? Their home could officially be in a different city but they have been ordered to be garrisoned in another city.

@mandowarrior123

11 ай бұрын

This is like a census, it doesn't matter if its temporary accommodation. The write up nonetheless covers this. Many of them are likely imperial, thus are permanently stationed there long term.

@RainbowGamx

11 ай бұрын

I don't think there is another town in Hjaarlmarch and as all hold treat their criminal differently (you can be a criminal in one hold, but not have any charge in another) I don't think that a guard would live in another hold that the one he works in.

@YourWaywardDestiny

11 ай бұрын

@@RainbowGamx Stonehills is in Hjaarlmarch, even though it's owned by someone in Solitude, so they have at least two settlements.

@glassphoenix9095

11 ай бұрын

stonehills is pretty much just a mining outpost and morthal is in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, i doubt the guards have anywhere else to stay

8:43 Shes a vampire thats been feeding on the citizens of morthal, there's a whole quest about it, she is to the best of my knowledge, unemployed, or at the very least a freelance murder

been binge watching all your employment vids. I'm a civil servant and don't think I've ever enjoyed a series this much

Glad to see the enumerator was in fact not a murderer and that the agitator's head decided to pop off of the body of its own accord.

The clash of the dry, clerical world of labour statistics meeting the fantastical world of Skyrim reached its height for me with the sentence about half the town's commerce being run by "a wizard that the entire town hated." I laughed til I cried.

Thanks for providing this crucial information, very informative and a blast to watch.

Love these videos! Any thoughts of enumerating the cities of Fallout? Would love to see the bureau do a check up on Diamond City!

"Local wizard businesses" had me rolling

I love how that man attacked you when you walk into his house so you lopped his head off ahahahahaha I fucking love these series

I enjoy this content and would appreciate you making more

I always mix up Morthal and Dawnstar and that really says a lot. When I want to do a Daedric quest I need to look up which one has them.

@ashkemena

11 ай бұрын

I forgot Dawnstar even existed :(

@Valsorayu

11 ай бұрын

@@ashkemena I remember that Dawnstar has the funny rock-chest.

Hroggar actually has a day job, he works at the saw mill

@ew467w6

Ай бұрын

*Had*

“I need to know if your employed” proceed to chop off head in the same breath 😂😂

I always get a giggle when you come on screen to give the press conference, and your hair is held in place with enough clips to bind a book. As someone who has spent a lot of time working for the government or for places that require a conservative appearance, those clips are letter-of-the-law and I love it. I wonder how many of my buddies would have done something like that if it meant keeping their luscious locks? I'm sure at least one.

“I swear Your Honor. I only beheaded that man in self-defense”

One of the only youtubers i drop everything to watch

Dude seperating his own head had me in stitches. Hilarious video as always 😂😂😂

When someone gave you the line "you know, bit of this, bit of that" in Morrowind. You knew that they were basically a criminal or a bandit by trade.

I love your unemployment surveys, I love your odd and unremarkable places, I love your tasty jams. Looking forward to more of each in the future, when you decide to drop them.

I get so excited when you do Skyrim unemployment rates.. Please continue bless us peasants with these gifts.

I wonder how this snapshot of Skyrim during its Civil War will compare to that of Cyrodiil during the Oblivion Crisis.

I bursted laughing when you used the decapitation animation to drop the charges lmao

Thanks alot for these videos. I really enjoy them :) Regards from Iceland

Hroggar technically is employed (he works at the lumber mill) it's just impossible to see that without completing the quest "Laid to Rest" and saving him.

Curious what the unemployment rate is in Oblivion's Cyrodiil.

I listen to your Skyrim videos to go to sleep. Thank you for the bedtime stories, bro.

Guard balls deep in freezing water, that's some hardcore dedication right there.

"does the local incel fish?"

@fleshdunce15

11 ай бұрын

OH GOD THANK YOU ME TOO

Alva is a vampire and shes employed as the towns blood sucker ... :) and also its her feeding ground if you have the dawnguard dlc you go to her as a vampire she tells you to hit the road jack this is her feeding ground and becomes somewhat agressive

austin i love your videos, of all types :D i've also been enjoying your music a ton!! keep up the amazing work and thank you for all you do :D

This video series brings me great joy. Thank you for your continued service in surveying the employment situation of video game locales.

2:19 I've never heard of incels fishing for anything but attention.

@Alex-hp2rs

11 ай бұрын

what

If you cast calm on Hrogger, he'd be okay but, looks like he's dead now. XD

I've only seen a couple of these videos, but I like them. You do good work for the Skyrim census, and I salute you for it.

Super excited for this video! Commenting before watching! Thanks so much for uploading! Might comment more later!

Make morthal glorious again

so happy you released an episode today!

Love this series and slowing down and really taking in these games. its really changed how I look at and play some games and appreciate more stuff about them

This too good. Looking forward to see the rest of the employment videos