This is a big part of the problem, that unemployed people can't find something quickly because the bar is set so high to enter.
People who don't work can still do a lot to contribute to society. Maybe most importantly they can hiomeschool their kids. We should be making it easier for them to do this. They can also contribute time and energy to charities and noble causes. Such work should count towards getting back in the workforce more than it does. And they should be able to work for odd jobs, because those odd jobs are interviews for other more permanent work.
In my little area - all he would have to do is be responsible, show up, do a good job and many neighbors would hire him to do odd jobs. But after this - I would climb up on the ladder myself before I would deal with him again!! I also would never recommend him to my elderly neighbors.... And I know for a fact that he desperately needs the money..... Some people are just hopeless :(
It frosts me when they say Ann Romney never worked a day in her life. She raised 5 kids for cryin' out loud.
The left's feminist flank has been trying to denigrate homemakers (dare I say housewives) who have been the backbone of civilized society for centuries.