“The further decline of COVID-19, the end of enhanced UI [unemployment insurance], and the return of school in the fall are factors that could increase the intensity of job searches by the unemployed,” Bunker wrote. Newapplications for unemployment benefitssank by 51,000 last week to a n...
UnemploymentWork AttitudesWork EnvironmentEmployment prospects for young adults over the next 15 years are summarized, with focus on fewer employment opportunities, more changes in work content and organization, and intense competition. Adaptability and capacity to transfer skills are seen to be of ...
Unemployment works for the bosses, too—it forces people to take any job they can, and sends the message to other workers that if they don’t knuckle under they’ll be in for it too. Steal something from work! You could share it with your friends, or give it to your family—the ...
OfficialLabor Department datashows it’s getting harder to find a new job. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1% in June, and length of joblessness increased while hiring has slowed, following a historic period of low joblessness and hiring booms during the post-pandemic economic recovery. Eve...
I don’t know if there’s support for this claim, but based on my own experiences and the current unemployment rates, I wouldn’t be surprised if the time-frame is actually a lot longer for most people. Sure, some people are able to find something in as little as a few days. I’...
Unemployment works for the bosses, too—it forces people to take any job they can, and sends the message to other workers that if they don’t knuckle under they’ll be in for it too. Steal something from work! You could share it with your friends, or give it to your family—the ...
Finding work is hard in Italy for everyone as evidenced by the fact that unemployment is so high. In Sardinia for example, the unemployment rate is 18%. Then there is much vaunted red tape, as we will discuss later. But don’t let this put you off from turning your dream into reality...
Remote learning The social-distancing restrictions imposed affect 1.38bn primary, secondary and tertiary learners globally (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) figures as at 23 March 2020), which together with the need to mitigate unemployment risk, are creating an ...
One of the bigger problems of unemployment and under-employment is the isolation and feelings of inadequacy that come with it. Find a role that gets you out into a professional setting where you can interact with other people. The contact will help you and the organization, and it will give...
In South Africa, where over 50 per cent of working age adults do not have jobs, this question drives to the heart of efforts to encourage employers to create jobs and workers to persist in costly job searches. Much scholarship on unemployment focuses on getting wages right, but employers and...