Why people are struggling for jobs these days?
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If you are talking about the US there are a few major reasons. \n\nFirst outsourcing is killing the US economy. The top growing job from what I understand is in outsourcing companies. \n\nWage scale has created a situation where white collar workers cannot retreat to trades or labor without suffering a dramatic loss in lifestyle. Ilegals have taken over whole industries. Trying to get a job as a framer for example in an area that has a large number of ilegals is almost impossible for a non-hispanic or even a Hispanic who does not speak Spanish.  By working for far less than most American's can afford to work the pay scale on such jobs has  dropped considerably. \n\nA sluggish economy and collapsing credit means there are fewer oppotunities to start a new biz and fewer new businesses are surviving. \n\nWe are falling behind on innovation. Education is getting more difficult to aquire, especially in math and sciences. Research budgets are being slashed or elimanated completely. \n\nTaxes are too high. My taxes two years ago would have paid for my car brand new. What I paid out in taxes over a five year period would have bought my house. How can anyone save when taxed to death like that? \n\nA 2 income family is a must today. Women cannot choose to work they must. This means a large number of families that might be a one income family are forced to be two income famiilies taking jobs from singles and lower income brackets that also need the same jobs. \n\nOther nations are finding their competitive edges. China and India in partuler are blooming economies that would compete with us even if we were not stupid enough to just ship our industry over to them. So the export market is getting tighter each year. \n\nThe US has for years traded favorable access to our markets in exchange for political concessions. We do not have the wealth to do this any more. \n\nNAFTA has left a trail of destruction in both the US and Mexico. It was designed for trade between the US and Canada and purely to not appear racist Mexico was included to the detriment of all. Both the US and Mexico has lost jobs over it. US highways are now less safe just to add insult to injury. \n\nUnions have made it economically cheaper to move many industries overseas. This takes away the factory and management jobs. It takes away maintence and building jobs. It also takes away service industry jobs that these people would have generated. \n\nCorporate stupidity. The obession over this quarter's bottom line is the biggest culprit. It has led major companies coming apart at the seems as little as five years later when a company chooses to make a profit this quarter ignoring the implications down the road. This is by far the biggest reason. Take outsourcing for example. Once you outsource enough of the IT jobs the next generation of software will be written over there not here. Who needs managers when all the jobs are over there? Would it not make more sense to hire managers who live close to where the actual work was being done. What exactly is going to prevent these workers from hijacking the knowledge they gained working for a US company and starting a competing company based over there? Nothing, this company will have a sudden huge edge over the stupid US company that gave it's ability to compete away. \n\nCompanies make deffective products, products which have engineered obsolescence. Companies feel like they can shove whatever they want down the consumer's throat and that the consumer will take it. Big Corps who are laying off workers then paying exec multi-million dollar bonous and other what amouts to theft from the company payments. The simple attitude that the consumer is somehow an enemy assures so many stupid decisions on the part of corporations. \n\nFixing this will be a difficult task as so many people will scream the second you try to make a real change. Big Biz and special interst groups have bought legislation to assure this outcome without
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When it is hard to find jobs, then management can pretty much call the shots. When it is hard to find workers, management has to offer more to attract employees.
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CAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARENT REALLY NOWADAYS
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not well because they have had trouble getting mobile and trained work force
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Sometime in the 70's or 80's, they kicked a whole bunch (we're talking oodles) of people out of mental hospitals.  They had nowhere to go except on the streets.  They're still there.  \n\nAlso, it's hard to get by these days!  It takes a lot to make a living.  Sometimes illnesses or other issues have an impact on our finances.  Not all homeless people are street beggars.  There are a great many who have jobs, live in cars/shelters and try to make ends meet.  Children, too.\n\nThis might be the land of opportunity, but it's really hard to get by when you're down on your luck and have few resources to help you.
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Looks like it.\nBad government, numerous tragedies and natural disasters, slowing economy, lots of outsourcing, jobs are going to foreigners who're going to take jobs for less pay and more hours...\nTime to buck up, and head back to the glorious days.
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A job search is very stressful, and it can be hard to resist getting very down on yourself and your future.  And, you are right, it doesn't help you land a job to feel defeated before you start.\n\nBut, almost everyone has been in your shoes (or will be at least once in their career), feeling the way you feel.  They survived, and so will you!\n\nJoin a job search support group.  People exchange leads and ideas, and there is usually a leader who is also a job coach.  Most of the time, the cost to attend is minimal.  Often you'll find one in a local church (usually belonging to the church is not a requirement).\n\nThere are "real" ones where people meet in person, locally, and there are "online" ones you connect to via the Internet.\n\nFor the real support group, in the U.S., you would contact your local state Employment Office - http://www.job-hunt.org/state_unemployment_offices.shtml   I'm not sure what you do in the UK, but I'm sure that the government provides some sort of job search assistance and support there, too, probably better than in the US.\n \nFor online support groups, check out http://groups.yahoo.com \n \nJoin a group, and you'll feel much better, even just knowing you're not the only one who is discouraged.\n\nGood luck!
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people need real jobs, so more jobs ,and bring the cost of living down and higher wages
752014
at some point when all the jobs are gone, yes, currently no, as the powerful have all the resourses, and too many people beleive their b.s. so they follow blindly. Currently however people haven't wised up enough to unite and become a force to be reckoned with
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some people -retired, super rich, very sick, etc aren't looking for work. so they aren't included in the figures. the unemployment rate is a tool to see how we are doing economically. it shows how many people who want or need a job that don't have one. the higher the rate, the more people not making money to spend.
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Why don't you get a job
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maybe you seam like a bad employee, I have a job and always seam to be able to find a new one when ever I want.\nwhat are your skills? do you have a degree?
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This is because we try to find out a job which can give us career...and not just a job...its not hard to get a job but getting a career is really tough...and finding aa job which can suit for the career is very tough...but its better to have tough time in getting a career than to take up any job and have a tough time later...\nIt shows you are quite an intelligent fellow to be so thoughtful about a good job ;))
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try getting a better job
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It's not that its hard it just takes time it's difficult to be able to find a job that suits for you because of what people are looking for but when they find out that you r the one for the job you'll get a phone call just be patient. Like Ghandi he waited out for result which he recieves. K Be Patient a job will show up before you know it.
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they probly werent raised a hard worker. besides, with it being so easy to get the government to give them all this stuff, theres no reason for them to find a job. i say well-fare needs a strict reformation. disabled people need the help, but someone that cant find a job? why should my parents have to pay them because they're to lazy to get a job? its all politics. the politician that helps bring more equality to the nation(hmm, that sounds alot lke communism) usually gets elected.
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No doubt it is competitive world. But, now, any body with a dint of hard work and a little bit of intelligence is able to get a job. It is a question of enterprise and confidence. Gone are the days , when you needed some one to push you into some organisation and get you a job. Things are quite rosy, in the job market, for those who seek jobs.