Unemployment Benefits Extension and The Job Market: Are Jobs Out There, Has The Job Market Changed?

The unemployment benefits extension is on the way for some, but the confusion as to who receives an extension and the frustration over relying on unemployment benefits have many American’s calling for action in job market. Search any job site and you will find openings and posting for almost any field. However, in what is supposed to be the post-recession era many are finding that growth and prosperity are out of sight thanks to the weak job market.

The problem with the job market could be traced back to a few factors. The obvious is the recession, which caused million of American’s their jobs and a reliance on unemployment benefits. The job market slowed in many places and shut down in others, but with the country supposedly out of the recession why are more jobs not available?

People are actually arguing that unemployment has http://www.rwbpress.com/2009/10/20/unemployment-and-new-jobs-are-americans-afraid-of-labor-jobs-and-real-work/ and those that can survive on unemployment benefits are going to milk the system as long as they can, but this is an unfair assessment of the vast majority of people who are receiving unemployment benefits presently.

A major problem for jobseekers, caused by the recession, is employers have found they can do the same amount of work, make about the same amount of profit, or run their business just as well with fewer people. Employers seem to have no reason to hire more workers when they can demand a bit more from their current employees and get the same result for less cost.

Also, hiring standards have become, according to many, ridiculous and unreasonable. This can be backed up in some cases as it seems there is more demand in terms of skills required of an employee and the pay is the same or lower than it used to be. This, again, could be employers taking advantage of those who are desperate for any income, as a typical administrative job now calls for accounting skills, management experience, advanced degrees, and a slew of other qualifications just for an interview and the potential for little pay.

Is the job market just taking a time to recover or has it changed completely? Are jobs available but employers making standards too strict for out of work Americas?