Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Points On How Many Americans Are Unemployed

By Amy Peterson


Donald Trump was recently sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The thing that has been top of his agenda even during the campaign period is giving people jobs. The rate of people without jobs has grown slightly higher according to the department of numbers but the question remains how many Americans are unemployed and what are some of the reasons.

If one was to look at the group of people between 18-40 years are very few in the job market. This is the group that is termed to be more active in helping in economic growth. However the older generation has chosen to stay home and take care of their families while the young ones are focusing on furthering their studies instead of tarmacking.

Most youths who have gone for further studies are doing so due to fear of remaining without jobs. The number of dropouts also keep on raising each year because a lot of people are not satisfied with the kind of jobs that they are doing. Sometimes these dropouts too are not counted among the people without jobs therefore making it hard for the exact number to be collected.

There is category of missing workers that in most cases is never counted when people without jobs are being counted. Think about a person who got an opportunity that is way below their qualifications and decided to decline the offer. This person is seated at home not working therefore they suit to be counted and included in the statistics.

When doing the statistics people only focus on those people who are jobless ignoring the class of missing workers who actually make up a bigger percentage. To know the exact number one should focus on looking at the age and gender. This is what has resulted into weakening the labor market which could slug the growth of the country.

The category of individuals doing part time jobs is not counted because they are termed as the earning group. However if you were to ask if they want a full time job their answer would be a definite yes. Their income is not certain and in some cases it is not enough. Businesses are being pushed out therefore there is no creation of jobs.

The big group of people who contribute to the growth of economy are people within the middle class. This are the same people you find they have been looking for a job over one year. They stop being classified as unemployed and are termed to be in a state of long term joblessness. Sometimes when counting they forget to include these people on the list of those without jobs.

At the end of the day the government has the interest of their people at heart meaning giving the exact numbers of jobless people can be difficult. This is an issue that cuts across people of all ages who are actively looking for jobs. It is a question of what can be done to curb this growth and make sure that the economy of the country is strengthened.




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