higher unemployment rates and lousier job markets alone don't explain the high rates of discouragement.
Several things could nudge job seekers toward hopelessness: negative media coverage of the job market; unsuccessful job searches among friends and family; their own long-term unemployment
no openings matching their skill set within their geographical area, Krolik says. If workers own homes they can't sell, their ability to move for a new job is severely limited.
4.4 million job seekers nationwide out of work
for more than 27 weeks or more in June
States Where the Unemployed Are Giving Up - US News and World Report
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