The number will not increase so long as people keep dropping out of the work force.
I am one of those uncounted. Left a part time job several months ago; my body is just getting too old to unload trucks. Doc said enough, so I just left. Been looking for another-there are really not too many to be had. When I do find one, I am not “qualified” because I was a stay at home mom for almost 20 years. The recent administration experience plus 3 years running hubbys company are not enough to get me in the door so I stay home.
That said, I am an optimist, and I see a silver lining here. As more and more folks have to get by on less and less, and survival becomes an issue (in a real sense, like finding food and shelter for your children) I see a definate return to that which matters most- God fearing family.
I spend my days at peace with my life, even though I am on the fast track to financial destruction without a job. I pray more, especially while kneading dough for homemade bread, among other things I am reaquainting myself with for when the time comes. I am hunkering down to prepare my family for whatever comes all the while watching Gods providence over my family. He IS in control. We have gotten too far from His will, and like the loving father of a spoiled, willful child, He is not sparing us the rod of correction. It will all be OK, but it will not be pleasant.
“The number will not increase so long as people keep dropping out of the work force.”
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When we have nobody working except government and everyone else has dropped out and started robbing banks then we will have zero unemployment. A true socialist paradise.