Long-Term Jobless Fix The jobless rate has been edging downward, but the long-term unemployed have been left out. Do we need a targeted program to get these 4.8M Americans back to work?
Governing Being unemployed makes it harder to get a job. Can states fix the problem? A White House report out last month on the nation’s shrinking labor participation rate said gloomy job prospects likely have driven some older workers into retirement. It also pointed to research that indicates the longer people are unemployed, the lower their odds of finding work. A big factor is that employers discriminate against job applicants […]