I'd be ecstatic to give my second job to someone who actually wants/needs it. Unfortunately, even being literally right next door to an unemployment office, no one come in and seriously applies for jobs here.
I'm not sure this is other than a symptom.
When I was fifty (that was in another lifetime) I lost a job I had for a long time. It took me just over 3 months to find another.
One of the conditions for collecting unemployment was to visit the unemployment office and sign up for ridiculous lectures on looking for work.
I did find employment after countless interviews, applications and sent resumes. I arranged exactly zero interviews or employment prospects through that unemployment office.
I suppose they might have some postings there a person could run down, but the office I visited seemed designed to give government workers a place to work. They have a captive audience, at least, if no real customers.
I've NEVER had a problem finding a job. Almost every job interview I've ever been on usually ends with the words "When can you start?"
I just don't understand all these people out of of work. The company I work for now has several hundred jobs posted around the country. Some of these job postings have six figure salaries attached to them and the languish for months, for lack of good candidates to fill them.
A lot of younger people come through here and they only last a few months. The concept of getting up in the morning and showing up on time in a reliable manner seems challenging to them. The average employee takes more sick days in a year then I've taken in my entire 37 years of working
The work ethic in this country has been destroyed. We have made it too easy for folks to sit around at home and collect a government check. We are now a nation of mostly work-shy people.
In a perverse way, this has resulted in my career being very successful because of the lack of competition. I run the entire service operation for much of the Northeast for my company and they paid six figures to move me to the NYC area. Years ago, people would fight for the job I have today. Instead, I was one of the only viable candidates applying for the job.
My biggest challenge in my new job? Finding good people.