Unemployment among people who have completed almost every level of formal education from high school on up is markedly lower than the national average -- and in some cases is very substantially lower (college graduates, for example). The only group with an unemployment rate above the national average is high school drop-outs -- which means the numbers are heavily distorted by this group.
Based on what I've seen in the job market and in my industry in particular, I would make the case that any American who speaks proper English and is reasonably presentable to a prospective employer has to try very hard to be unemployed these days.
Based on what I've seen in the job market and in my industry in particular, I would make the case that any American who speaks proper English and is reasonably presentable to a prospective employer has to try very hard to be unemployed these days.
For the past 15 months, I've been the Controller for a staffing agency in Dallas. Your words ring true: I've seen us place a new candidate in a permanent position in as little as 2 hours. Although we focus more on the admin support positions, our clients are now coming to us for more difficult (executive) searches. I'm pushing to add a recruiter strictly for accounting (Controllers and CFOs) next year.