Being an unemployed job-seeker has always been an impediment to finding suitable employment and anyone who has been in the workforce should know this. It is somewhat unfair but, in my opinion, not the government’s business. If an applicant has what an employer needs and wants, not hiring such a person because they are currently unemployed is downright foolish. As for age discrimination, that stinks, but is usually difficult to prove. However, although illegal, it happens regularly, especially if you’re over 50.
Yep, that’s life. If you are looking for a house to purchase, and you see that everything seems fine about it, but it’s been on the market for over a year, while other houses in the area have sold within weeks, you are going to wonder what is wrong with the house, and not be very willing to take a chance on it, even though you may not see anything particularly wrong with the house.
It’s the same principle.