How unemployment rate is determined?

There are people who are institutionalized, or in mental institutions for example, are they considered when determining this rate? The way unemployment rate is determined is based on the workforce that are capable of performing a duty or function with no mental illness or physical disability that would make it impossible ... Continue Reading

What makes a person elgible for unemployment?

What makes a person elgible for unemployment benefits? How does unemployment work? The amount of time it takes to be eligible for unemployment benefits varies. In Washington, it takes 20 weeks. The amount depends on how much you make during your best 2 quarters in the previous year. The ... Continue Reading

The Three Different Types of Unemployment

It is important to know what these types of unemployment are so the true rate can accurately be gauged. Frictional There is a specific value assigned to those in the work force who are between jobs. This is considered a short-term transition of less than four weeks. This could be a voluntary ... Continue Reading

What are your thoughts on youth unemployment?

Answers by Marcus P.: Its a real tragedy. Getting early work experience is a key to later life in that the mistakes you make are easier to recover from. More importantly though is learning good work habits from the outset from good people. The downside, learning bad business culture. Got to ... Continue Reading

Youth unemployment hits record high

A report by the International Labour Organisation indicates young people worldwide continue to be hardest hit by recession Global youth unemployment has hit a record high and is expected to rise further, according to a report from the International Labour Organisation, which echoes warnings in the UK that young people continue ... Continue Reading

2010 Unemployment Extension Proposed Drug Testing Amendment

The 2010 unemployment extension bill is targeted for a new proposed amendment coming from Senator Orrin Hatch. He wants everyone who collects unemployment benefits or receives welfare to be drug tested before getting their money. Hatch believes this will be one way to curb drug abuse, according to CBS News. First ... Continue Reading

10 things you didn’t know about the unemployment statistics

Every month the Office for National Statistics publishes the UK’s unemployment figures. But the report doesn’t just give the big numbers. It includes a fascinating breakdown of the UK at work – and out of it. Here are 10 things we learnt today (and the table numbers in the official release, ... Continue Reading

Fired prior to this contract: Five ways to ruin any interview

Arrive on time. Dress well. Write a thank-you note. Do not lie on the application. You have the job search basics, but the gods of jobs have plagued their village with a drought. If you’re interviewing after a layoff, finding a change of employment or the documentation for your interview ... Continue Reading