What Portion of the Population is Unemployable? (job hunting, employment, percentage)
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With the talk of employment, extending UI and trouble finding jobs, I thought it might be interesting to discuss what portion of the population is unable to function in a day to day job. What percentage of the population today do you believe to be unemployable?
Last edited by GiantRutgersfan; 03-28-2011 at 08:32 PM..
Reason: trying to make more open to discussion...
With the talk of employment, extending UI and trouble finding jobs, I thought it might be interesting to discuss what portion of the population is unable to function in a day to day job. Whether this is due to mental illness, physical ailment, lack of intelligence, lack of job hunting skills, excessive pride (inability to listen to someone) etc. What percentage of the population today do you believe to be unemployable?
Yes- we don't blame people enough on this board, so this seems like an outstanding opportunity to indulge in some long-overdue labeling and bashing
These are the only ones that can't be altered, no matter what you do for the person: mental illness, physical ailment. People in these categories make up what, less than 6% of the population maybe? The others can be fixed with the proper guidance, assistance and/or kick in the butt. That's why this question is impossible to answer the way it is phrased, IMO.
The natural rate of U/E, or the rate of U/E that is considered normal during the best of times, is around 5%. But other things considered (recent move away from mfg industry, improved efficiency in the workplace, etc.), that number may move up more towards 7%-8%, at least until some of the stubborn Boomers who don't want to learn new skills retire.
Last edited by Z3N1TH 0N3; 03-28-2011 at 12:36 PM..
These are the only ones that can't be altered, no matter what you do for the person: mental illness, physical ailment. People in these categories make up what, less than 6% of the population maybe?
I think that estimate is pretty high. Also, I don't think people who qualify for SSDI (which are mostly the same population) are typically considered in the unemployment statistics.
Only those actively looking for work are counted. During a labor shortage, the bar is lowered so many of the unemployable actually get hired. The lowest unemployment I have heard of, when the economy was booming, in one hot county, was 2%. Since many of the unemployable were likely not looking, we can only speculate. Perhaps 10 to 20 percent.
I think that estimate is pretty high. Also, I don't think people who qualify for SSDI (which are mostly the same population) are typically considered in the unemployment statistics.
Less than 6% can mean anything below 6%. It could be 2% or .5%. My point was that it's a very small number.
Very difficult to answer, but it is a vital topic, and yes, more are unemployable due to things they do control (like work ethic, attitude, training) than things they don't, like physical limitations.
Another TROLL post by hnsq trying to incite something....
I'm not trying to be rude, but maybe you are looking at this topic with a very defensive mindset. It's a decent topic and the OP wasn't pointing fingers at anybody in particular. It's very open ended. Now, take a step back and tell us what you think.
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