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The jobs reports don't always tell the whole story. There are a  myriad of situations that individuals have endured that are not reflected in the data reporting.

Scott and Andrew have your covered! Talking about situations when you have been looking for awhile and just unable to secure the right full-time job.
Don't miss these Topics:

* The data tell a story.
* What to do about your individual situation.
* Getting out of the situation you are in.
* The value of self-care.
* Different types of work arrangements.
* Mindset required to succeed.

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The number of people who have given up an active job search in September 2019 was 6.9 percent, some 11 million people.

60% U.S. workers are in mediocre or bad jobs or multitude of temporary and part time jobs. 
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local job seekers radio. I'm Andrew and I'm Scott. This podcast is meant to provide you meaningful support to find great careers faster. stor whether you are working or not by the way. Today's episode is brought to you by the Anatomy of networking conversation. Isn't he book book that we put together for you. It's free so you can download that on job seekers radio DOT COM in today's show we talk about a recent article that was published in The New York Times. We will actually put a link to the article in the show notes just as a cliff notes version of this article. It was talking about people. That still can't find jobs in today's marketplace so really. We're we're covering topic cold. What do I do when I just can't find fulltime work and I want to start out by saying that? I've been in those shoes back. During the great recession I spent three years ears looking for full time work and was not successful until three years later finally landing a job given that I have personal experience experience with it. I have a very different idea of what that looks like from those who have been working all their lives. Yes it makes me more empathetic it. It makes me more sympathetic for those who are currently in a similar situation. Also just this past week I had a chance to talk to a woman who is now in the same situation at three years still unable to find full time employment the fact that this article came out in the New York Times. This week really hits home. What's different is that? We're now in a period. where unemployment is remarkably low? Although I will say it's still just as warped warped a number as when the great recession was happening while during my three years of unemployment because there are so many people who don't get counted in the unemployment numbers. We'll talk or we'll hear talk a lot about how we're at. Historically low percentages that doesn't address the fact that there are people out there who still are dealing with long-term unemployment. Let's also recognize when I see a headline like that is designed to get clicks and sell advertising and Sell Newspapers K.. On both sides right. So here's the bad. Here's the lowest employment in forever or people. People still can't find work it. We're going to these two extremes in order to get people to read articles that's the first thing but there is some data that was included in this article that I thought was worthy the of being shared the rate of people who are unable and just gave up on their active job search in September twenty nineteen...