Only twice since World War II has unemployment topped 10 percent – now and from September 1982 to June 1983. In a few respects, life is better today for the unemployed than it was then.
Americans have more than triple the debt that they had in 1982, and less than half of the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job. And a bigger share of them have no health insurance, leaving them one medical emergency away from financial ruin.
Potential employers aren’t interested “if you are not a perfect fit,” he said
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