Wednesday, October 26, 2016

How Many People Are Employed In America Really?

By Ronald White


Inadequate training and education in job skills are other factors for those not being able to find employment, as is their discouragement over the outlook for work. Poverty, partly due to unemployment, is also a factor making job hunting difficult, as there aren't funds to use for the task. Mechanization decreases the number of jobs. A person's concept of how much they are worth in the job market may cause them to bypass lower- paying jobs in search of a higher-paying one. So, as you as yourself how many people are employed in America today, the absolute numbers like 125 million published may not make much sense to you as an individual.

Can we do anything to help those seeking jobs be successful? It has been suggested that interventions for businesses to encourage them to hire is a solution. Some programs might be stimulus packages, tax breaks, and programs to reward a company for expanding their business and creating jobs. For the job hunter, assistance in training for job skills will help those hardest hit by unemployment.

The entrepreneurial boom witnessed today is a byproduct of the recession that many economies around the world continue to see. So, what is the trend going into the future? Is the job market Dead? That is the big question.

There is no doubt that the recession is responsible for the death of jobs in most economies. Today, many people, including young college graduates start their entrepreneurship journey; not as a response to the urge to live out their lifelong dream, but as the means to keep a roof over their heads.

Some have suggested lowering the minimum wage, creating new jobs, mandating earlier retirement, job-sharing, and controlling the rate of migration would all help put more people to work. The impact of these solutions on the level of unemployment has not been adequately verified. As a consequence, not many economists or individuals have accepted them.

What causes unemployment, you may ask. There are several theories, one being that regulation imposed on businesses cause a decrease in the number of people hired. Some of the rules that are suspect are minimum wage laws, union activities, taxes, benefits required to be offered to employees, and any other mandatory requirements that might increase business operating expenses, thus cutting into profits.

Family structure changes as a result of unemployment. Fathers may become the caretakers and mothers the breadwinners. The children see a change in not only the relationship between their parents but in their dealings with each family member as well.

The frustrations of being unemployed may cause added discord in the household. Even though unemployed parents have more time to spend with children, often frustration and stress make that time unproductive.

The firms and companies are also finding it easier. There is no need to struggle with huge employee costs associated with maintaining employees. By outsourcing most of the services to freelancers, the companies can avoid the costs that are associated with hiring in-house workers such as the HR costs, employee benefits and bonus schemes, the pension plans and insurance costs.




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