In a state with the nation's highest jobless rate, landscaping companies are finding some job applicants are rejecting work offers so they can continue collecting unemployment benefits.
It is unclear whether this trend is affecting other seasonal industries. But the fact that some seasonal landscaping workers choose to stay home and collect a check from the state, rather than work outside for a full week and spend money for gas, taxes and other expenses, raises questions about whether extended unemployment benefits give the jobless an incentive to avoid work.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The jobless recovery
It's hard to get the unemployment rate down when people won't take jobs...........
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Not to mention that once you have been out of work for any length of time, you lose your edge. Landscaping is not my profession but if that was the only available job I'd take it. When I finally lined up a permanent job it would not be a shock. I have been out of work for a few weeks once or twice. Each time it's mentally a little tough to get back into working. I can only imagine what it must be like when you are getting close to running out of 99 weeks of unemployment.
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