Worse to be “Job Insecure” Than Unemployed
In an article I read on LiveScience yesterday, an interesting point was made. Namely, that insecurity regarding one’s employment situation is worse for one’s health than actual unemployment. From the study: Based on how participants rated their own physical and mental health, we found that people who were persistently concerned about losing their jobs reported significantly worse overall health in both studies and were more depressed in one of the studies than those who had actually lost and regained their jobs recently Upon reading this I found myself thinking…”you know, that actually makes sense.” You see, the sense of impending… [Continue Reading]
Unemployment Still Rising
The U.S. Department of Labor has reported that the number of seasonally-adjusted, first-time unemployment claims rose to 576,000 this week, a sign that the tumultuous employment market has not quite settled down even as the overall economy seems to be just sniffing the beginnings of a recovery. The number of folks out there conducting a job search is clearly on the rise, as anecdotal evidence in the form of blog comments and forum posts indicates heavy conversation on the topic. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke noted yesterday that the U.S. economy is at the earliest stages of a recovery, specifically… [Continue Reading]