Oh please. It isn’t the problem of finding a job. It is a problem of finding a job that meets the expectations of the person searching for it. There are always jobs out there for those willing to do them.
The problem with these high expectations is that the UIC’er quickly finds that they LIKE the weekly payments, the ability to get SNAP, TANF, WICs (for those with kids), Section 8, and the EITC yearly bonus. With these discouragements, the job that will satisfy them quickly becomes as scarce as a Unicorn.
[This isn’t an attack at or on those who are legitimately out of work and trying to find employment - any employment to meet their financial obligations. It is primarily meant for Obama voters, and those of you out there who fit this know who you are.]
You are correct there are always jobs to be had, but trust me it is not like it used to me. I told my 17 year old son he needed to get a job, he applied at about 20+ places, all entry level work, only got called into an interview by 1 place and did get that job... but it took him nearly 2 months.
All of these places were entry level places, places you would expect a teen to be able to go and find work. 25 years ago, I would have likely had a job inside of 2-3 weeks after putting in no more than a handful of applications.
Reality is the long term depression/recession and the complete instability of things due to government actions, has made the labor market far tighter than it used to be, and employers, even the most basic ones far more leery to hire and picky about who they are willing to. Instead of HS kids working those minimum wage jobs as the rule, they are now more the exception.
I do agree there is always work out there, but its definitely a different and worse world than it used to be. Reality is at the end of the day employment in America today is probably the hardest, for the longest duration of my life. Those jobs teens were doing are now being done by adults who cannot even get a better job.
Reality:
In 1999, slightly more than 52 percent of teens 16 to 19 worked a summer job. By this year, that number had plunged to about 32.25 percent over June and July in 2003.