By getting the proper education and applying for a job, our unemployment has a good
chance of decreasing a fair amount.
Unemployment is a big issue since some people seem to think that they can stay
unemployed and on welfare for their whole life and get a fair amount of money from our
government. "Permanent unemployment is BAD. It's bad for people, it's bad for business
and industry, it's bad for productivity and therefor prosperity" (Sartorius, unemployment
4-5). Some citizens believe that even though the current unemployment rate is only
about five percent, that still is not that good considering how many people that there
are in the United States of America. That is still over five million citizens remaining
unemployed (Sartorius, unemployment 4-5). The unemployment rate for August in the United
States was "5.1 percent, down three tenths of a piont since the prior month" (Griffin 1).
Some researchers have found links between unemployment, poor mental health and poor
general health possession. Other studies have shown that the informal support systems,
like friends and relatives, can help absorb shock against the negative effects of
unemployment (Unemployed 1).
The latest unemployment rate for August '96 shows that 4.3 percent of Vermont's
citizens are unemployed. That is about fourteen thousand people in just this one small
state (Griffin 1). Think of how many people are unemployed in the entire United States.
That would be over five million people. If people wanted to get out and get a job, they
probobly could pretty easily. Instead of waiting for theirchecks from the
government,they could get a job and bring home more money than the government sends
considering that they have the proper education. One way to decrease unemployment would
be to get the proper education to be successful in the job industry.
For my solution to the problem, I can launch a page on the internet to let peeople
know that they should try their best to achieve a well paying job.
List of
Works Cited
Griffin, Michael. " Vermont Unemployment Press Release." Vermont Labor Force
Statistics. 26 Sept, 1996: 1. Online. Hilconet. Available
http:\\www.cit.state.vt.us/det/detlmi/press.html
Sartorius. " Downsizing ." Unemployment and Inflation. 25 Nov, 1996: 3. Online.
Hilconet. Available
http://www.islandnet.com/%7Earton/polunemp.html.
Sartorius. " Unemployment." Unemployment and Inflation. 25 Nov, 1996: 4-5. Online.
Hilconet. Available
http://www.islandnet.com/%7Earton/polunemp.html.
"Unemployed and on Welfare?" Unemployed and on Welfare? :1. Online. Hilconet. Available
http://www.emerold.com/zines/health/depres%7E1/welfare.html.
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