are government employment programs effective? v2
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According to recent statistics, the unemployment rate is approximately 10.6 %. The government has worked to find a solution to unemployment in the past, but a possible solution could be a government-operated employment program. Government employment programs are effective and find employment for people, but are not a permanent solution to unemployment. This Powerpoint explores the pros and cons of government employment programsTRANSCRIPT
Are Government Employment Programs Effective?By: Sydney Partain
8th Grade ProjectThe Walker School
Current unemployment rate
10.6%
America is unemployed
Will these programs work?
Will things get better?
How is unemployment measured?
Looking for work?
Unemployed?
Able to work?
Government employment programs: The Solution?
Government employment programs = jobs
Enough?
Other options?
Private employment agencies
Temporary hiring agencies
Why government agencies?
Relatively low cost
Less stress on the unemployed
Keep customer’s interest in mind
Why not government agencies?
Not efficient
May not find good jobs
What can be done?
Work directly for the government
Look for job by yourself
Use an employment agency
Government employment programs help…
Are not always the best solution
Are not a permanent solution
“Any degree of unemployment worries
me”~Gerhard Schroder
Sources(1)Pictures (in order of appearance):Unemployment rate:http://www.mtn18.com/latest_news/10_unemployment.jpgUnemployed: http://www.phawker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/usa_unemployed.jpgUnemployment lines in agency: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=unemployed+people&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunemployed%2Bpeople%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%2 6hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS310%26imgsz%3Dl%26imgtbs%3Dz%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=fb9bdf35cf719f98Unemployment map: http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MNT-UNEMP-CHANGE.jpgUnemployment lines 2: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=42d961e62434e73b&qBsource:life%26start%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1Able to work: http://www.connectamarillo.com/uploadedImages/kvii/News/Stories/Unemployment.jpg
Sources (2)
Unemployed with sign: http://www.doic.net/depression%20placard.jpgLarge unemployment line: http://
news4themasses.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/bread-line-img-2.jpgEmployment agency 2: http://www.hull-college.ac.uk/uploads/images/Taxi%201.JPGEmployment agency: http://
api.ning.com/files/GnBkzE99EgY3p0RUUSf7kJ9QV68gdloj06RWAkLgucvgQmI6hULvIMKx6mGDCapuoE2Rn*wcgvTGcPVKI52DA5D4MMGIlE*a/arisvolunteers.JPG
Low cost:http://ase.org/images/lib/tips/nomoney.jpgHiring survey: http://www.thehiringsurvey.com/images/Iprocess6.GIFTotal quality: http://www.cartoonstudio.co.uk/images/kmeters/ABBimprove.jpgEfficiency cartoon: http://
therighttoon.com/images/Medicare%20Efficiency%20Cartoon%20smx.jpg
Sources (3)
Trash men: http://
sustainablenicafarming.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/img_9996.jpg
Department of labor sign: Taken by Sydney Partain
Unemployed-worker: http://moderateinthemiddle.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/unemployed-worker.jpg
Employment agency 3: http://www.aplin.com/images/HomePeople.jpg Unemployment lines: http
://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=unemployment+lines+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunemployment%2Blines%2Bsource:life%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=a761da01ae6c9252
Schroder quote: http
://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/unemployment.html
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