Some people are unemployed by choice. Some are unemployed by the economy. Some have worked for years at a desk job and lost that job, and are no longer physically suited for physical labor. They are far from disabled, but taking a job as a ditch digger is just not possible anymore. Attempting to turn “the Unemployed” into a monolithic group with one motive and one problem is foolish.
A family friend was laid off 3 years ago at age 62, health problems(bad knees). Guy worked hard all his life as a service writer at a large dealership that closed down. No one will hire him.
Can get a p/t job but they all require physical movement such at Lowes or Wal Mart which he cannot do.