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The Discouraged American Worker

Jim Thorpe : PA : USA | 2 months ago

The United States Labor Department states that there are more than 700,000 "discouraged" workers in this country. That means, they are so frustrated by the negative results of their job search that they have simply stopped looking for work.

These people do not figure in to the unemployment numbers and percentages, so when statistics about first-time unemployment and the percentage of unemployment in the country are reported as "down," they are skewed numbers. Those folks who have stopped looking are not included in the count.

Let's keep in mind that MOST of the unemployed and discouraged are NOT LAZY. They are frustrated, angry, discouraged, and bitter.

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