Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Job Seekers Find Bias Against The Unemployed

NPR
November 17, 2010
by John Ydstie

Unemployed workers face big hurdles as they try to get new jobs in today's economy. First, there's the numbers game: Close to 25 million workers unemployed or under-employed looking for jobs. In fact, there are five unemployed workers for every single job opening in the economy.
Increasingly, though, jobless workers are facing the ultimate barrier. Some employers are saying if you're out of work, we don't want to hire you.

Full Story and Audio: http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131367533/some-will-only-hire-if-you-already-have-a-job

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