Certain experiences will always force a reevaluation of life’s priorities. The birth of a child, a near-death experience — or getting fired. The latest episode of Salon’s video series on unemployment in America begins with Theresa Iacovo, a laid-off truck dispatcher, reminiscing on all of the Christmases she missed during her 20-year career. “Why did I give up that time with my family that I can never give back?” she asks.
After demonstrating in front of the NY State Unemployment office building on Varick Street and getting arrested, our local group of 99ers decides to hold a candlelight vigil at City Hall. Visit this special web page on salon.com to see the video (also available on YouTube).
“A full 88 percent say they’re either making enough to suit their needs now, or expect to in the future. And 60 percent of people ages 18 to 34 say their children will have a better standard of living than them. That prediction is notably more confident than that of people ages 35 and older, of whom only 43 percent have a similarly hopeful view.
Young people are probably correct to say that their earning power will grow as they age, said Shierholz. But a wealth of research suggests that young people who enter the job market during a recession face years of wages that are lower than people who got there slightly sooner and had a chance to establish themselves. People who graduated and kicked off their job search in 2009 or 2010 are likely to experience pay 10 to 15 percent lower than their peers’, for as much as a decade after leaving school.
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What’s it like to be unemployed for more than a year?
How many applications do you send out?
How do you spend your days?
America is experiencing the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression. The average duration of unemployment has surged to 40 weeks. Four million workers have been out of work for over a year — not counting millions more who gave up looking.
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The first Unemployment Support Club meeting…