Are Government Employment Programs Effective?By: Sydney Partain

8th Grade ProjectThe Walker School

Current unemployment rate

10.6%

America is unemployed

Will these programs work?

Will the situation improve?

How is unemployment measured?

Looking for work?

Unemployed?

Able to work?

Government employment programs: The Solution?

Government employment programs = jobs

Enough?

Other options?

Private employment agencies

Temporary hiring agencies

Why government agencies?

Relatively low cost

Less stress on the unemployed

Keep customer’s interest in mind

Why not government agencies?

Not efficient

May not find good jobs

What can be done?

Work directly for the government

Look for job by yourself

Use an employment agency

Government employment programs help…

Are not always the best solution

Are not a permanent solution

“Any degree of unemployment worries

me”~Gerhard Schroder

Fin

Sources(1)Pictures (in order of appearance):Unemployment rate:http://www.mtn18.com/latest_news/10_unemployment.jpgUnemployed: http://www.phawker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/usa_unemployed.jpgUnemployment lines in agency: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=unemployed+people&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunemployed%2Bpeople%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%2 6hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS310%26imgsz%3Dl%26imgtbs%3Dz%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=fb9bdf35cf719f98Unemployment map: http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MNT-UNEMP-CHANGE.jpgUnemployment lines 2: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=42d961e62434e73b&qBsource:life%26start%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1Able to work: http://www.connectamarillo.com/uploadedImages/kvii/News/Stories/Unemployment.jpg

Sources (2)

Unemployed with sign: http://www.doic.net/depression%20placard.jpgLarge unemployment line:

http://news4themasses.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/bread-line-img-2.jpg

Employment agency 2: http://www.hull-college.ac.uk/uploads/images/Taxi%201.JPGEmployment agency:

http://api.ning.com/files/GnBkzE99EgY3p0RUUSf7kJ9QV68gdloj06RWAkLgucvgQmI6hULvIMKx6mGDCapuoE2Rn*wcgvTGcPVKI52DA5D4MMGIlE*a/arisvolunteers.JPG

Low cost:http://ase.org/images/lib/tips/nomoney.jpgHiring survey: http://www.thehiringsurvey.com/images/Iprocess6.GIFTotal quality: http://www.cartoonstudio.co.uk/images/kmeters/ABBimprove.jpgEfficiency cartoon:

http://therighttoon.com/images/Medicare%20Efficiency%20Cartoon%20smx.jpg

Sources (3)

Trash men: http://sustainablenicafarming.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/img_9996.jpgDepartment of labor sign:

Taken by Sydney PartainUnemployed-worker:

http://moderateinthemiddle.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/unemployed-worker.jpg

Employment agency 3: http://www.aplin.com/images/HomePeople.jpg Unemployment lines:

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=unemployment+lines+source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunemployment%2Blines%2Bsource:life%26tbs%3Disch:1&imgurl=a761da01ae6c9252

Schroder quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/unemployment.html