re: Who Are The Long-Term Unemployed?

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People not willing to take lesser paying jobs than they had before because it is economically more sound to simply take the government money.

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I don't know about other states, but in Tennessee recently there was a big fight over the rolling qualifications for unemployment. Basically you can lose unemployment if you turn down a job that offers at least a certain percentage of your previous pay (that percentage goes lower as you're unemployed longer).

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A job offer is considered suitable according to the following criteria:

During the first 13 weeks of unemployment, an offer of 100% of the wages of the most recent work

During the 14th through the 25th week of unemployment, an offer of 75% of the wages of the most recent work

During the 26th through the 38th week of unemployment, an offer of 70% of the wages of the most recent work

After the 38th week of unemployment, 65% of the wages of the most recent work

Other considerations of suitable work include previous wage and skill levels. Suitable work also entails having hours and days that are standard to the industry, and commuting distance must be reasonably the same as previous work experience.

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