Economists will use this term that consists of workers that are either searching for a jobs or waiting to take jobs in the future (BOOK). ... You can most likely see structural employment affecting elderly workers the most because they are less likely to go back to school, unable to relocate, facing age discrimination, or is unable to take lower-paying jobs. ... The longer that someone stays unemployed, the more difficult it could be on finding a job. ... Communities also can take a hit when people are unemployed, you could have a difficult time paying your mortgage and causing foreclosur...

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Abbeville committed suicide out of inability to pay his debt. ... Jobs were also scarce because of the economic crash. ... 'He couldn't get a job(164). Joey's father was unable to find a job which caused him to be low-spirited. The effects of the Great Depression caused Joey's father to become frustrated and be put in a suicidal state.Steinbeck symbolizes the struggles of finding a job, and not being able to pay debts through Abbeville and Joey's father. ...

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In the peace settlement, it was agreed that certain countries would pay other countries war reparations. Obligations to pay back war debts slowed business expansion and international trade. In order to make money, governments then had to raise tariffs in order to pay for importation of resources and goods. ... In the 1920s the production of goods exceeded the demand for the products and as a result a vast number of factories were closed, which put many employees without a job. ...

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The bank took possessions of their land because the owners could not pay off their loan. ... Today we have jobs that are disappearing for good. ... They are employed for a descent pay, wages are slashed, and the hard times become even worse. ... Today we face problems with employment, people are loosing jobs, and are being forced to take any job that comes their way. ... And today this is happening, people are being forced to take low paying jobs in order to keep a roof over their families head....

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The bank took possessions of their land because the owners could not pay off their loan. ... Today we have jobs that are disappearing for good. ... They are employed for a descent pay, wages are slashed, and the hard times become even worse. ... Today we face problems with employment, people are loosing jobs, and are being forced to take any job that comes their way. ... And today this is happening, people are being forced to take low paying jobs in order to keep a roof over their families head....

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They made a terrible mistake because shortly after they left, America was coming out of the depression and there were more jobs. ... In America people were free and could have more better job opportunities. ... There were hardly any jobs and the ones that were available did not pay that much. ...

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Many Americans were unemployed and jobs were scarce. ... The luxury items began to advertise with "buy now, pay later," so many Americans became deep in credit debt. America also lent money to European countries, that had trouble paying us back. ... They also put many unemployed workers back to work, giving jobs to over eight million people. ...

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This lead to the gigantically high unemployment rates, which on its turn lead to an extremely high amount of overproduction (after all, people with no jobs could hardly spend much money on primary and secondary needs, let alone tertiary needs). ... We would not have tried to squeeze out every cent of our incomes to pay for a vacation trip that is better and longer than last years. We would not massively have ran to our banks for even larger loanes, for which we "only" have to pay 11% interest, in order to buy that all-important house on Martha's Vineyard. ... Because they didn't real...

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I quit my job working as a manager at Togos because my grades suffered in college. ... Therefore I made the decision to quit my job and focus on my studies. ... My mom does not have a stable job. ... We worry about how we are going to pay for bills such as the mortgage. ... Because at the end of the day, everything they have worked so hard for will pay off. ...

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During the year after the stock market crashed, 4 million workers lost their jobs. ... Employees who held on to their jobs took cuts in pay. ... In Wisconsin, diary farmers stopped milk trucks and dumped the milk into ditches to dramatize the low pay they received for their products. ... Each day, more than 5.000 people lined up outside a New York employment agency to apply for 300 jobs. ...

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The stark statistics added to the distress of the millions of people who lost jobs, savings, and a way of life accustomed to. ... By the 1030's, thirteen million workers lost their jobs. ... There, they resorted to performing odd jobs in order to pay for groceries and support themselves and their family. ...

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People from the middle class mostly requested clothes and money for their houses and bills, and some asked for jobs. ... Some of the children even wrote in behalf of their parents asking for jobs or some money to pay off bills so that the family could buy clothes. ...

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What they fail to recall is that most of the 1930s saw massive unemployment, bread lines, and mass migration as people moved around the country looking for jobs, housing and food. ... Both areas have had massive job loss and declining production rates. ... Many people can deal with higher gas prices and no holiday bonus, so long as their other expenses stay the same and their job is steady. But the reality for many people is that they are losing their jobs, and if they are able to replace them at all, replacing them with lower paying positions. ...

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These agencies provided so-called jobs to men, though they were not considered jobs to critics of the program, who called them boondoggling jobs. Some people were required to dig a trench, then fill it in again just so they could get a salary and say they had a job. ... The Tennessee Valley Authority, or the TVA, was created mainly to set standards for electric rates, but also for jobs, reforestation and flood control. ... It controlled produce prices by paying subsidies to farmers for not growing their crops. In order to retain jobs for farmers, government raised prices for farm products so c...

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When the new idea of credit was introduced, people were able to place a small deposit of items they wanted to buy and pay the rest over time. ... Since people needed to be trained in one aspect of the job, the workers were mostly unskilled workers so they were paid less than the more skilled motor manufacturers which meant more profit. ... These mass produced cars were cheaper than the previous cars so people were finally able to afford to buy a car and it was easier with credit and paying the car over time. The car industry provided jobs to people and allowed money to be spent. ... This incr...

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Another example of a program meant to create jobs was the WPA. ... Before, people who lost their job simply had to find a new job, usually one of lower pay, but Roosevelt allowed people to at least put their careers on hold and focus on getting through hard times. ...

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People lost their jobs and could not afford to pay debts on their property and were left homeless. ... He also believed that business would bring about the end to the depression and it was the government's job not to interfere. ... FDR proposed to create government schemes to provide more jobs, measures to revive industry and agriculture. ...

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The thirties brought more Americans together socially, but unfortunately most blacks and immigrants felt racism very strong during this period in America, denying immigrants and blacks jobs or not paying them as much as a white American male. ... Jobs were becoming less scarce because of the demand for supplies, which created job opportunities for women, blacks, and immigrants. ...

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As people lost their jobs they were not able to pay their debts. They could not pay back the loan companies. ... Once people lost their jobs and money the had less to spend. ... You are paying interest on a loan for a stock which itself is being used as collateral. ... The job was market was terrible and the unemployment rate shot out the roof. ...

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Adults during this time are trying to find jobs, and when they found a job they most likely have to travel, causing them to leave their family and feel some type of loneliness. ... Candy's scared that he'll get canned in the future, which cause him to want to go with George and Lennie when they go to their farm; he even offers to pay for most of it just so he can continue to work. ... I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs.... Her husband never pays her any attention, and expects her to sit in their little house all day with nothing to do. ... During...

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A time in which many lost their jobs, became homeless, and went hungry. ... The labor force worked long hours with little pay. ... Over thirteen million people lost their jobs during 1929 to 1936. ... Before the Great Depression, republicans held most of the government jobs. ... These jobs provided jobs for 2,500,000 people during the Depression. ...

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So the capitalists start cutting back productions, leading the labors to lose their jobs eventually. ... Since the Great Recession began, most of the people in the working class have suffered unemployment, a cut in pay, or a reduction in hours. ... Even they lose their jobs, they receive high amount of money which is enough to provide the 16000 people who were suffering from unemployment. ... The change in corporate profits and number of jobs in the U.S. shows an ironic result, although corporate profits suffered in the early part of the recession, they have been steadily growing for more than...

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The Structure of the Fed - Two parts: the board of Governors and the 12 regional federal reserve banks - One of the jobs of the federal reserve banks is to audit the books of private sectors to ensure good standing and a healthy bank Decisions about monetary policy are made by the Federal Open Market Committee The Effectiveness of the Federal Reserve System - The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was established and given authority to make loans to banks in order to stabilize the banking sector in 1932... - Regulation Q prevented commercial banks form paying interest on checking account...

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Another reason America is number one is because of our ability to obtain jobs easily and it's relatively uncomplicated to start a business here. ... In America we have many jobs available due to this and so we have the lowest unemployment rate. ... Most European countries are run on Socialism which has them pay high taxes, but they get many benefits such as free medical, family leave, and six months vacation. ...

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According to a study done by the Brookings Institution, in 1929 "0.1% of Americans controlled 34% of all savings, while 80% of Americans had no savings at all." 2 If Americans could not afford to buy what they wanted, they could get anything they wanted with a small down payment and pay for it over time. ... America had paid in dollars, not in death and destruction, and now it wanted its dollars back" 10 The European nations did not feel compelled to even pay the interest on these loans. ... Prominent businessmen as well as ordinary citizens borrowed money to purchase stock "on margin" with...

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