Today's data selection: The growth rate of postgraduate entrance examination applications is the lowest in nearly eight years; The direct economy class ticket price between China and the United States has been reduced to below 20000 yuan | Talent | Data

The growth rate of postgraduate entrance examination registration is the lowest in nearly eight years

In 2023, the number of applicants for master's degree programs nationwide continued to rise slightly, but the growth rate was the lowest in nearly eight years. In the past 27 years, after experiencing slow growth or even a temporary decline, the number of candidates taking the postgraduate entrance examination entered a high growth stage after 2016. From 2015 to 2022, the average annual growth rate of the number of people taking the postgraduate entrance examination reached 15.8%, and in 2022, it achieved high growth at a high level, with a growth rate of over 21%.

China US direct economy class has been reduced to below 20000 yuan

According to the latest news on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 18, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Brinken in Beijing. It was mentioned that "the two sides agreed to encourage the expansion of cultural and educational exchanges between the two countries and increase passenger flights between China and the United States. Actively discuss, welcome more students, scholars, and business people to exchange visits to each other's countries, and provide support and convenience for this".

This is the latest statement between China and the United States on continuing to increase flights after the U.S. Department of Transportation approved the addition of four direct flights between China and the United States in early May.

In this regard, a number of industry insiders to the first financial reporter analysis, at present, the U.S. Airlines pilots and other staffing is still not restored to the pre-epidemic, in the limited human resources, choose to fly more and more easy to make Europe and the United States routes, compared to increasing the number of flights between China and the United States, may be more profitable for them, which is also one of the important reasons why the U.S. Airlines is not in a hurry to work overtime between China and the United States, because once the number of direct flights returns to pre-epidemic levels, it also means that fares will fall further, leading to a decline in airline revenue.

The reporter searched multiple platforms for direct flights between China and the United States in June and July, and found that economy class tickets had dropped to below 20000 yuan. However, on the eve of the May Day holiday, economy class tickets for direct flights from the United States to China were often still above 30000 yuan. However, compared to before the epidemic, the current direct flight ticket prices between China and the United States are still at a high level, with many economy class round-trip tickets for direct flights between China and the United States dropping below 5000 yuan.

The employment population in South Korea is over 60 years old, which is higher than the age group of 20 years old

According to Yonhap News Agency, according to data released by the National Statistics Portal of the South Korea Statistics Department on June 19, the number of employed people aged 60 to 69 South Korea May was 4.467 million, which was higher than the number of employed people aged 20 to 29.

According to the report, based on May, the employed population in the 60 plus age group has exceeded the 20 plus age group for three consecutive years since 2021. In 2020, the employed population in the 60 plus age group was 3.598 million, which is less than the employed population in the 20 plus age group. However, starting from 2021, it has been catching up with and surpassing the employed population in the 20 plus age group. That is to say, there are more people in their 60s who are working than those in their 20s, which reflects demographic changes such as aging.

Part of AI talent positions have an annual salary approaching $400000

According to IT Home, with the rapid development of the AI industry, the demand for AI talents in the technology industry is also on the rise.

According to the USAToday report, in the face of a huge talent gap, more and more American technology companies are trying to compete for limited talents with generous salaries and benefits, thus taking the lead in the competition on the AI track. The annual salary of some positions is even approaching $400000.

ChatGPT parent company OpenAI is looking for experienced AI trainers, offering annual salaries ranging from $200000 to $370000, and even offering generous benefits such as equity dividends, 29 weeks of paid parental leave, family insurance and unlimited leave.

Coincidentally, AI security and research firm Anthropic is looking for the right people to "discover, test and document AI best practices," create tutorials and work directly with customers. The expected salary range for this position is $280000 to $375000, also including equity dividends.

In addition, Adobe is recruiting a senior creative "evangelist" who specializes in AI related work. The core content of this job is to guide and support employees' use and understanding of AI within the company, hence it is called a "evangelist". The salary for this job varies depending on the workplace, ranging from $101000 to $202000 per year.

High paying positions related to AI like this are ubiquitous in American technology companies, with annual salaries generally above $100000. Given that AI may change the future human lifestyle, these high paying job postings also highlight the importance of current related work and the urgency of the demand for these talents in various companies.

How many volumes are there in this 618 edition? The platform competes for the "lowest price in the entire network"

Let the profit, can "race horse enclosure".

The topic of price has always been the development of the e-commerce industry. In recent years, major e-commerce platforms have launched subsidies and supported price wars. Merchants and platforms also agree that they cannot maintain a favorable market competitive position without reducing prices.

On June 18, 2023, JD.com, Taobao, Tmall, Pinduoduo, and others successively launched their own subsidy and support policies, continuously striving for the "lowest price on the entire network" on the consumer end, merchant end, anchor end, and channel end.

According to data from iiMedia Research, in 2022, the Chinese "Generation Z" group had the highest preference for "direct discounts" among consumers during the 618 shopping festival, accounting for 32.9%.