As funny as that is, I gotta wonder why this always needs to get pointed out so harshly. I've never met anybody who farted into the couch etc... who wasn't already pretty depressed and exhausted from the job search itself. It's pretty demoralizing work after all.
On 12/25/12, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 25, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> So being discouraged is not subjective? It does not depend how
>> respondents
>> feel about their prospect of finding a job?
>
> No. You're classed as discouraged if you haven't looked for work in the last
> month but have in the past year - and looking for work doesn't mean just
> farting into the couch saying, "gee I sure would like a job." You have to
> make calls, send resumes, etc. etc. If you haven't looked in a year but say
> you want a job you're classed as "not in labor force, wants job now."
>
> Doug
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