Underemployment

When compared to the possibility of America suddenly becoming insolvent, the other are certainly important, but it does not compare to the problem of being financially ruined. Thus, becoming financially ruined is what will occur if there are not enough good jobs available for people (Clifton, 2011). America’s gross domestic product (GDP) – the sum of the annual total goods and services, is at a halt. One significant rationale is since 2008, underemployment have dramatically increased (Clifton, 2011). Moreover, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment (at that time) was approximately ten percent. The Gallup World Poll not only examined the unemployment percentage, but the underemployment percentage as well; thus, the underemployment…

revolution. Firstly, youth underemployment threatens their sense of identity, their wellbeing, and future prospects. Secondly, as work becomes increasingly computerized, it also becomes deskilled, leading to further underemployment. Finally, the automation of work is changing how the world functions, and it is the young who will be affected first. In Canada computerization of service sector work had led to young people to up-skill. While young…

When it comes to technology, most will agree that its advancements play a huge role in unemployment. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is with the question of its long-term effects. While some are convinced that technology will soon create jobs, it is more likely that available jobs will continue to decrease. Peter Diamandis says that there is controversy over whether or not technological unemployment actually hurts workers or the economy in the long run. Although the rise of…

One should be grateful if they are employed in any type of job. In the previous months, 1,000 net jobs were lost in February. Maintaining a job is one of the main ways that helps one support their family. When a person has a job it is the only way for them to provide the needs and wants for the members within their family and contribute to what there family desires are. In addition, in today 's society, being unemployed makes a considerable impact on an individual’s life as well as greatly…

Unemployment has caused problems to many families. Most people may just think unemployment may cause the families to struggle financially. According to Uchitelle in his essay “The Consequences- Undoing Sanity”, He discusses how being laid off can negatively affect their psychical and psychological health. He tells a story of a man who has been laid off, so his wife bought him a house to fix up while he was not working. He wife had no faith in him to finish the house. The man then did sixty…

1. The purpose of the Military Tuition Assistance Program (MTAP) is to provide financial aid to active duty service members earning college credits.1 The Tuition Assistance program is one of the most frequently cited reasons for re-enlistment among the enlisted corps.2 In recent weeks, a Department of Defense (DoD) family council has recommended expanding the MTAP to include licenses and technical certifications.3 As stated by the Sergeant Major of the Army, Dan Dailey, “one of his…

For the past century, the United States unemployment rate has fluctuation due to many factors ranging from recessions, depressions, and changes in workforce participation. Within the last decade, the United States endured a recession which caused major implications regarding the amount of jobs available and underemployment taking place. The evaluation of the unemployment of the United States takes into account many factors that many people tend to over look due to the extensive process. As of…

Being unemployed can be a difficult time in your life and figuring out what to do can be overwhelming. As of September 2013, I became a displaced worker I am currently unemployed to this day. I was terminated from my job due to the reorganization of a company. My previous employer restructured their business by cutting back and downsizing departments. In an attempt to keep me employed at this company, management moved me to another department which ended up not being a good job fit for me…

Next month I will celebrate16 years at NextGen. My journey in the industry has been unconventional, unpredictable and electrifying. I began my career by answering the phone for a small IT recruiting firm. I was 19 years old, clueless about what I was doing, yet hungry for more. After putting in some time doing administrative work, I approached the management team and asked them to take a risk on me and allow me to begin recruiting. It took some persuading, but from the time they said yes, I…

Unemployment is liable to be the major financial theme of 2013. Early signs recommend that the jobless rate has started to rise and that looking for some kind of employment has ended up harder. This is especially the case amongst the youthful.Unemployment is generally perceived as an awful thing. While financial analysts and scholastics make persuading contentions that there is a sure common level of unemployment that can't be deleted, hoisted unemployment forces huge expenses on the individual,…