Do you think there are always going to be jobs available for people provided they are not selective about their job and just want to ensure they have a source of income at all?
Why, yes.
In a true free market with minimal government oversight, there would be no need for unemployment benefits. If you need help after being fired or laid off, there would be private and religious charities to help.
That's the way it used to be, and that's the way it should be.
Every second or third merchant or restaurant or service station has jobs open right now. Some pay low but have tips or bonuses or commissions that can more than double the pay. One motorcycle shop was offering to both pay and train a mechanic apprentice to work there and get certified so he could go anywhere and get good paying jobs. No takers. The merchants all complain nobody wants to work anymore since they can sit home and collect various types of welfare. ( including of course all these “ extended unemployment benefits” and the new “ stomachache qualifies” disability dole ripoff deal). Every one of these jobs is far better than a few of the kinds of work I’ve done and I know many many other folks have had even more difficult jobs than I ever did. We are paying people to watch judge Judy and Gillian’s island reruns all day. UN- good.