Karl Marx was hoping to put an end to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_cycle
Maynard Keynes figured out how to tame it somewhat (now we have a "great recession" instead of a "great depression") It helps a lot that we don't have a gold standard because back then we had the "Panic of 18xx" and "Panic of 19xx" every few years... But we have inflation instead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_Unit...
Sad to say, but - if you really want a "normal" job market, then look for a job repairing municipal water mains. At ~no time has past couple centuries has there been a "normal" job market in whatever was the latest / greatest / fast-changing technology.