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The number of discouraged workers in the U.S. jumped up in the first part of 2009. Discouraged workers are counted as people who looked for a job in the past 12-months, but have not searched for work in the past 4-weeks.
That number jumped up 35% during the first quarter of 2009 over the same time last year. That’s an increase of more than a half million people and means there are now 2.1-million people too discouraged to try to find a job.
If you are unemployed you know it is easy to get discouraged, but the government has come up with its own list.
1. The unemployed worker think there is no work available.
2. The worker could not find work.
3. The person can’t find work because they lack schooling or training.
4. An employer thinks the worker is too young or too old.
5. Other types of discrimination.
Sadly, if there is comfort in numbers those who are discouraged and unemployed have lots of company.
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