People in their prime years (30s and 40s) have always been considered the elite of the employment structure, positioned as they are between inexperienced workers and aging seniors. But in recent years, there have been dramatic structural changes in the employment market. Unemployment and forced career changes have become increasingly common among workers in their prime.
在就業族群的結構中，青壯族以及中年階層一向身居承上啟下的中堅地位，但是，最近幾年，就業市場結構性的變化加劇，轉業、失業的狂潮看似就在身邊。