After this one we’ll be taking a short break from Kanto with unemployment surveys to return to the land of Skyrim, as well as one other surprise game you probably wouldn’t expect. Any others you want to see? Follow me on tiktok www.tiktok.com/@any_austin

@hmon661

Жыл бұрын

minecraft village lol

@zefile

Жыл бұрын

since you like obscure games, maybe a solatorobo video would be cool. maybe even an unemployment rate, it would work decently well for that i think

@kownya

Жыл бұрын

splatoon series or i'm unsubscribing forever

@lukeh9300

Жыл бұрын

Wind waker ? 👀

@gunstar420

Жыл бұрын

Can you just repost your tik toks to IG, I'm scared of tik tok

As a game developer, I will make it my goal to ensure that the employment status of every NPC is easily and plainly ascertainable in any future games.

@Japanlover79

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see what you make😊

@Nako3

Жыл бұрын

As an NPC, I appreciate that!

@dylanzlol7293

Жыл бұрын

It isnt that hard, just put "name: (npc's name), job: (unemployed/retired/[insert job here])" on top of the text box.

@blacky_Ninja

Жыл бұрын

Ok, but… Will everyone get their own bed? 🤔

@Chadfill8348

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to give every NPC a walking cycle, Pokemon forgets that all the time

"No adult with a job is going to be talking about museums." Me, an employed adult man who loves museums: 😢

@pikminman13

Жыл бұрын

not to mention tour guides that work there

@BJGvideos

Жыл бұрын

I used to work at a museum

@welshlout3400

Жыл бұрын

“But it’s the biggest attraction and employer in the town…” “Nope, if you talk about museums, you’re definitely a moocher.”

@blacky_Ninja

Жыл бұрын

Whelp, guess you‘re fired now 😂

@lemeres2478

Жыл бұрын

How is your job at the museum?

From what i've heard it is actually true that criminals (at least are intended to) pay taxes on their illegal income. I don't remember the details but there's some "other" category for income which is essentially just "please, we're not here to get you just pay your damn taxes so we can pay people to upkeep roads and whatever you do to get it is between you, god, and the local cops" Which is why it's specifically Al Capone who was chased down over tax evasion and not every single suspected criminal.

@orangesilver8

Жыл бұрын

It depends on how the crime gets them their income. Typically if you're like, selling drugs then you're not reporting that to the IRS because you're getting it from crime. The most I could find about whether they'd look at it was "The IRS can’t share the information unless law enforcement has a case and gets a court order, so it is less risky than it sounds." But still that's pretty easy to get a court order for something like that. If you don't report that income and you start spending a lot more than your income the IRS might get suspicious that you're hiding your income from them, so some people would launder money by reporting it as income from a legal business like a car wash that they bought and you just make a lot of fake reports of car washes to add the illegal income into the car wash so it is then legal income. So, some people can pay taxes on illegal income.

@Eidenhoek

Жыл бұрын

@@orangesilver8 Okay Mr. Goodman.

@orangesilver8

Жыл бұрын

@@Eidenhoek Thank you that's what I was going for.

@somdudewillson

Жыл бұрын

@@orangesilver8 "It depends on how the crime gets them their income. Typically if you're like, selling drugs then you're not reporting that to the IRS because you're getting it from crime. The most I could find about whether they'd look at it was "The IRS can’t share the information unless law enforcement has a case and gets a court order, so it is less risky than it sounds." But still that's pretty easy to get a court order for something like that." Key note from the comment you are responding to: " criminals (at least are *intended* to) pay taxes" (emphasis mine)

@BlackdragonTheShadow

Жыл бұрын

That little fact reminded me of this fun Batman fact… did you know that The Joker is canonicallmental enough to be afraid of the IRS…as one of his quotes in The Animated Series is “I’m crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS NOOO THANK YOU”

The excitement of figuring out a fictional game's crippling employment structure is unmatched.😂

The fact that this series is the same joke every time and i still love it baffles me

@nonymouswisp8176

3 ай бұрын

You think this is a joke, the economy of video game towns is of the utmost importance

I think doing an unemployment survey of New Donk City (Metro Kingdom) from Super Mario Odyssey would be really cool, since it's the biggest city in the game.

@hi-i-am-atan

Жыл бұрын

i think the wandering npcs there are procedurally spawned, so he wouldn't really be able to calculate a population size like he usually does

@lukeh9300

Жыл бұрын

He would need to count all the office workers walking in the alley

@SpiritofLibegon

Жыл бұрын

Problem is, everyone is a suit in new donk city, so that might be tough.

@cutecheerfreak1

Жыл бұрын

I want this too!! I think Super Mario Odyssey has some good options for an unemployment survey!

I love this potential arc of Austin becoming more disillusioned in Kanto and horrified at their Pokemon bloodlust.

the pure comedy from this series is fantastic and gives me unbridled joy. something about a pencil-pushing bureaucrat auditing video game towns is top notch, and a great concept from an underrated channel.

Fairly sure there's a guy selling Magikarps in that last Pokemon Centre, he's a salesman - albeit a slightly shady one - so should count as employed. Of course he may be a travelling salesman, trying to keep a step ahead of dissatisfied customers etc., so maybe not part of the Pewter city population.

@dstinnettmusic

Жыл бұрын

That isn’t pewter city though. It is a route outside the city. 😊

@samuellawrencesbookclub8250

Жыл бұрын

@@dstinnettmusic He records the nurse at that centre as part of Pewter City, he may as well include the Magikarp guy too.

@snuffysam

Жыл бұрын

He specifically said “I’m going to assume all the adults here (except the nurse)” are just passing through to get to Pewter City. So that’s why the Magicarp guy wouldn’t count

@alexfolmer2204

Жыл бұрын

Since you can't fish the magicarp in Pewter city it's probably safe to assume he comes from somewhere else and is just passing though, he doesn't actually live there

Regarding children and employment, kids can have jobs with the age limit being different between states. IIRC the limit for my state growing up was 13 years old for like 2 hours a day, no more than 8 hours a week, with set start and end times for said jobs and LOTS of restrictions on the kinds of jobs they could do. So I'd say if a child is obviously employed, like the gym trainers, then it's fair to assume it's an after school job and we just are seeing the world in a state of "time never actually passes" so we don't get to know the rules for child employment.

@BJGvideos

Жыл бұрын

I had a paper route at age eleven

@Alb410

Жыл бұрын

it could also be some form of "apprenticeship" private education.

@mariahhusted3274

Жыл бұрын

But do they pay taxes?

@HappyBeezerStudios

Жыл бұрын

Considering it's a fictionalized version of Japan, we would have to look there for legal parallels. And the minimum employment age for part-time jobs over there is 15. The real question is wehter "pokemon trainer" is considered a job.

@torinnbalasar6774

Жыл бұрын

​@@mariahhusted3274 I think that the minimum taxable threshold and tax rates are different for minors, but they still have to file income tax, either independently or jointly with their parents/guardians.

I humbly suggest adding pie charts to represent portions of the employed population who are directly, indirectly, or not employed in Pokemon-sector businesses. This monopoly angle is interesting and having a visual comparison between cities would help

Brock is a teenager actually but I can understand the confusion. Since he has raised 9 siblings on his own. Canonically he's 15-17, last time I checked. Same as Cilan. He just looks old. A nice, old young man.

@lunathic

5 ай бұрын

Hes not a teenager anymore, the game is in the future.

I feel as though the gym trainers are more like kids taking a karate class, where the leader is an instructor or sensei. I personally would just consider just the leader and referee as employed, but then again I’m not an enumerator

Your videos are such an inspiration. I love the laid-back and silly nature of them. It makes me want to do something similar someday.

@detective1587

Жыл бұрын

Hey!

Pewter City is really bringing in state funds for their research. The marginal entry fee is not surprising. In Berlin, there are a few bigger expositions which are completely free.

@Zabe_B

Жыл бұрын

i believe all or most of the museums, zoos, galleries, etc are free entry in washington D.C. here in the states, or at least that's my recollection from when i visited there nearly 10 years ago. i could certainly be mistaken. but im sure at least the Smithsonian and the zoo are free to visit

(Slowpoke lady in the park who gives away pearls) Austin: The only conclusion could be... Me: She's a rich idle housewife? Austin: She's a museum burglar /ded

If it makes you feel any better, Brock in the anime is supposed to be only 15, and he's specifically only interested in older women. Granted, this is Brock from the games, but Let's Go is based heavily enough on the anime that I'd say he's not 30-35.

@kylieschuttloffel1261

Жыл бұрын

lets go also explicitly takes place like 10-15 years after red and blue... somehow. this is evidenced by Blue being an adult and referencing taking his own journey as a kid. that said, it makes little sense that the same things that happened to Red and Blue happen to Chase, Elaine (the 'canon' names of the possible protags) and Trace up to and including wandering into a gang hideout because they have special glasses that let you see ghosts and then that same gang taking over the largest city in the region and the protags taking their operation down while the cops sit around doing nothing. it also makes no sense that koga is a gym leader again and not his daughter. i suppose you could explain all this with multiverse shenanigans. i hate how often this is the answer to everything in the pokemon universe

@arctrog

Жыл бұрын

@@kylieschuttloffel1261 blue still looks like a kid in let’s go so at most there’s a 7 year gap for him to be “not a kid” given he himself was 11 in Pokémon red/blue. But brock might not even have been gym leader in blues journey since it’s clear he and red never stopped team rocket. Actually, geovani isn’t any older (given he was in his fourties’ in r/b and definitely isn’t in his 60s in lgep” which means it’s likely only Blue is different in age from everyone else. So at maximum Brock is 22 and at minimum he’s 15 and red and blues timeline was shifted backwards to make them role models for the PC

@the_username_is_taken

Жыл бұрын

Me when after 10-15 years Team Rocket still exists and Agatha is still part of the Elite 4 😐 Let's Go games have their own timeline.

@cuck1ngfunt

10 күн бұрын

Brock isn’t just into older women. Remember him and Ash simping over a schoolgirl in one of the early episodes of Indigo League?

Might be fun to do a Harvest Moon game or Stardew Valley or something similar...you know, a game where people are typically employed and not just random NPCs lol. Its fun to try to extrapolate a backstory based on like one line of dialogue for a character that the developers clearly did not expect people to think about beyond the one line.

@bloodblues85

Жыл бұрын

That's a really good idea! 👍

@rachelrachel9152

Жыл бұрын

Yeah good point haha. Ive been playing Harvest Moon Tale of Two Towns and pretty much everyone is employed/does work. There's only one couple in the whole game so there's only one true housespouse. But like you said the point is that each character has a role in those games and aren't just there for flavor text

@appelofdoom8211

Жыл бұрын

Stardew valley is a weird case since you can technically make Shane unemployed by shutting down joja mart.

@abiwonkenabi7027

Жыл бұрын

@@sehmltn You're totally right. Half the charm is just that these are NOT npcs with any significant backstory, but we still have to extrapolate as much as possible. That said, I still think it might be interesting to compare to a game all about jobs. I'm expecting rather the opposite in some HM games...theres TOO much employment. But yeah, might be best as a one off rather than a series

@ninototo1

Жыл бұрын

​@@rachelrachel9152 Funny you mention it, I've been thinking about replaying it recently cause I last played it when I was a child. I really loved it.

What's cool about this series is that the procedure outlines a pretty good model for research. 1. Question/curious about something 2. Adventure into research space, document what you fiind and your thoughts 3. Summarize results and conclusions Great video as always!

"The voluntarily blind" I have passed away due to laughing-related injuries

This series is amazing. I especially like the bureaucratic vocabulary during the summery.

I think its ok for a 12 year old to call an adult hot as long as the adult doesnt encourage it.

@any_austin

Жыл бұрын

Actually maybe you’re right it’s just weird that they work for him

@natebetts9426

Жыл бұрын

​@@any_austin He's canonically 15. Unless you're leaning into to the joke that he looks alot older.

@zyaicob

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure hot wasn't about him being attractive, just popular and competent

I stumbled across this series about a month ago, and I absolutely love it. This is probably one of the most unique gaming series on youtube and I cant wait to see where the Emplyment Surveryor goes nex

lol. Brock is a teenager, but this was hilarious all the same.

The more authentic feeling these surveys are, the more my brain tells me I have no other choice but to watch as if I live in these places.

I would like to see more employment statistics… and maybe a follow up on that shady Brock guy some day

You should do an unemployment survey of The Citadel in the 3 mass effect games, and maybe the other locations you can go to as well

I just realized how much I missed going inside houses in Pokémon. Dunno why Scarlet and Violet took that away but I can say it made the cities a lot more forgettable in Paldea. Also HEY! We don’t tolerate ANY Brock slander here! He’s the best character so Don’t you even think it Austin *squints* >:]. And yeah, I absolutely love this series. Everyone is so fixated on speed running and screaming as loud as they can when playing that we’ve forgotten to stop and see the pixelated roses in our favorite games. :] Godbless, and have a good start to your week inshallah. Peace~ :D

@JazzyWaffles

Жыл бұрын

Going inside of buildings wasn't in Scarlet and Violet because the development team didn't have enough time to finish making the game! There are assets and models of the inside of some homes in the files, but they are unfinished and aren't used anywhere. Scarlet and Violet is yet another victim of Pokémon's insane rate of turnover between games. RIP.

@1stCallipostle

Жыл бұрын

​@@JazzyWaffles Between expansion passes, and a notable overall increase in quality from 8 to 9, we might start seeing better things come soon to the main series (Granted, nowhere near where 7 was at still)

@BJGvideos

Жыл бұрын

​@@JazzyWaffles They had a dev time of three years. Isn't that about industry standard?

@Kozmic_CL

Жыл бұрын

@@BJGvideos Legends Arceus literally came out last year

@BJGvideos

Жыл бұрын

@@Kozmic_CL Yes and? Both games had a three year dev cycle. Companies often work on more than one game at a time. Heck, Let's Go would have overlapped its own dev cycle with both Sword and Shield as well as Little Town Story (remember, Game Freak makes non-Pokémon games as well).

I think the kids in the gym might be there as students or to train their Pokemon rather than as employees. Also a suggestion for other locations to survey: Snowdin Town from Undertale, and Home Town from Deltarune.

@Zabe_B

Жыл бұрын

like an after school dog training club or something lol

@Zabe_B

Жыл бұрын

or rock training, i guess, considering what their pokemon are

Criminally underrated series you’re the goat

Just found your channel, love this series especially but all your videos are great! Can't stay for long, I need to move swiftly to another one of your videos, the algorithm is watching me.

The genuine excitment i felt when i saw a new unemployment report in my subscription page is very funny to me Delightful video as always!

I am baffled to how I ended up watching a video that provides Employment Reports on various Cities in games - From Pokèmon to Skyrim. But I'm not complaining. In fact, it's intriguing to see how you carved out a niche - exploring the worlds in games and taking on a very different perspective, while still respecting the game's lore and rules of the world with little jabs of humor time to time. I am actually looking forward to Celadon (Casino, Department Store, Hotel, Gym, Restaurant), Saffron City (Silph Co., 2 Gyms), and Fuschia City (Gym, Safari Zone). Looking forward to more reports! May your efforts at the Bureau be rewarding! Subbed, liked, and commented so the Algorithm will be blessing the Bureau of Labor and Statistics the much needed exposure!

I think a master trainer in a house is probably a local and should count as employed. Everyone lives somewhere after all. Edit: The Magikarp guy definitely counts as employed as well. He is selling them for well above their market value. I’m looking forward to more of this series.

Gotta watch out for that guy brook who knows he might decide to follow a ten year old around the country

feels like these are becoming more unhinged, if ever so slightly, and its definitely enjoyable to watch! Seems like there may be some overlap with the Dept. of Labor Stat's and the Fashion Police with how you tore into that kid's wardrobe

your channel is an absolute master class in "surprisingly intriguing videos on somewhat mundane topics"

You are making what I want to see. Your videos are a highlight.

Just got this from KZread recs, first one I've seen, I love this so much

PEN CLICKING ASMR WHILE CALCULATING PEWTER CITY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

It would be a big job, but you could have a really good episode if you investigated the cities in FFXIV. You can access the first 3 easily, and there's a ton of NPCs with conversation lines to interview. But if you try to extend the survey to people in the outlying areas, I imagine you'll quickly go insane, so you might limit it to only the immediate environs

The pen clicking in the background makes this so meta

3:15 SHE'S GIVING POKEMON DIAMOND AND PEARL, lady, breaking the fourth wall

I love these videos so much. My fave series on KZread for sure

I desperately want to know if you consider the Machoke movers in Littleroot to be employed or not. They're pokemon, and therefore not human, but they are working for a business.

@pinkdarkboy7127

Жыл бұрын

I think he mentioned in another video that Pokemon probably aren't making a taxable income, because they're the business owner's pet/slave so they're probably not paying them money. Like, do the dogs that sniff drugs for police get paid? I don't think so. Also, dogs don't even like money. They like cocaine.

"big bang propaganda" was something I really didn't expect in a pokemon employment rate video

i’ve been having a very difficult few weeks and this cheered me up 💗 thanks

@any_austin

Жыл бұрын

Keep going keep going

I really love your videos, especially this series and the Skybox videos. I'd love to see an unemployment series on more Zelda games.

I love these videos so much, please keep posting them forever.

My body also creates pain when I try to labor.

Love this series, and you're scripts always bring more life to these worlds. Keep up the great work!

I love the unemployment survey videos. And would absolutely watch a video on the department of sports ethics looking into Brock. Keep up the great work Austin

Imagining this in later generations like: "The oceans have been completely dried up by Groudon's wrath!" "How will this affect the economy?"

I found you through your Castle Town video and I still love the Unemployment videos, as well as they others, but mostly these ones.

Super excited for this analysis video! Thanks for uploading! Might comment more later!

Thanks for another solid survey video. I'm looking forward to the next one!

was having a rough day and this made me smile, love this series so much :) would love to see breath of the wild/tears of the kingdom when the pokemon and skyrim surveys are done!

This series is endlessly fascinating

This has become one of my favorite series from you. Love it!

I enjoy these videos. Please make more of them. I will watch them. 👍 I also like your skybox series and odd places series and $2 games series. You make good stuff ❤

These videos are so soothing to me. Honestly makes me want to play games with this kind of mindset myself.

I love these videos, they’re the best ones you make!!!

To answer the question at the end, yes you are absolutely making what I'd like to see. Keep up the good work.

"No adult with a job is gonna be talking about museums, I promise you that." Meanwhile, me, an adult who works at a museum whose job it is to talk about said museum...

Love this always love more Employment Situation Summarys

The Slowpoke lady works in a pearl fishery. She can't take it with her because then she would have a Slowbro and it would be obvious she was stealing from work.

Austin your music slaps hard man I love it

I did enjoy this video. Well done Austin!

I love watching these so much, same energy I have when working out how wealthy my characters are in games

I must have missed the fact that you make your own music for videos!!! That's so cool. I love it all, id really like to hear more og songs

Another any austin video? And this one is also delightful and relaxing? Not surprised at this point

I'm always very happy when one of these is posted, I'm subscribed for that

I watch your vids every day after work and got a treat today! (I work nights lol)

I love these videos! So glad the algorithm brought me to this channel.

I enjoyed this video. I hope you keep doing things that I like to see.

My dream is to have someone from the actual Bureau of Labor Statistics review this content

Love it! Still loving these vids Austin you’re the best

I love the sound effects you put in. Top notch sound design

The KZread algorithm finally figured out how much I love dry humor. Please keep doing Pokemon, these are great.

These are literally my favorite videos, even as much as I love the unremarkable places ones ❤

I am loving these studies! Keep up the good work you are doing with the Bureau!

Kanto? More like Kant-o find a job in this economy!

@howdycowboy247

Жыл бұрын

Nice

I never knew how much I needed this till now

Yes these videos are something that I want to see. You probably do the most important job that any youtuber ever did.

“No adult with a job is gonna be talking about museums, I promise you that” Museum Curators, probably: 😦

I have no idea how the algorithm steered me here, but this entire series (and your whole channel, really) is genius. I would love to see an unemployment survey on the cities in Earthbound!

Love these, can't wait for more

This is a fun little series, informative and funny while getting to take a look at the little places in games that may have gone overlooked by people!

thank you for your diligent work

I love the sound effects you use

I like these and would like to see the series continue.

lol these are always great keep up the good work!

Another great one! Keep it up man

idk how but i found this channel, and loved the idea. Gonna watch the others, and btw, the music is dope, followed on spotify

This was really funny, good job man

Always need more of these!

Just watched all of these, such a funny and unique idea. I will definitely watch more.

Just watched all the unemployment vids after watching the Skyrim Restaurant inspection one! I really like what you do here :>

We are the same distance in time from the release of the original Pokemon (Pocket Monsters) game as the release of the original Pokemon game was from the moon landing! 27 years!