[SeekAndFind]

RE: In the fourth quarter of 2013, the standard unemployment rate (referred to as U-3) for native-born adults who have not completed high school was 16.6 percent, while for those with only a high school education it was 8.5. The U-3 unemployed are people who have looked for a job in the last four weeks.

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Here’s the interesting question — what is the average time it takes for a laid off employee who is over 50 years old to find another job?

I ask this question because a significant number of those who were laid off during the mortgage meltdown were over 50 years of age.

[kabar]

More than likely a very long time. It explains why the numbers of those on SS disability have exploded,

[markman46]

took me 4 months from layoff to reemployment, had lots of interviews 8-9 and i am 58-59