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t e c h n ic a l chan ges and th e lo n g range e f f e c t o f c y c l i c a l
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unem ploym ent.
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! P e r so n a l unem ploym ent. The p e r s o n a l' elem en t in
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unemployment i s im p o rta n t, b ecau se many in d iv id u a ls , due
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t o t h e ir p e r s o n a l and p h y s ic a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , have
!d i f f i c u l t y in fin d in g a n o th er jo b .^
1 T hese c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s may r e f l e c t p h y s ic a l and men-j
t a l d e f i c i e n c i e s , advanced a g e , and poor s o c i a l a b i l i t y .
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i Some o f th e s e in d iv id u a ls are p erm an en tly ”unem ploy-l
a b l e s ,,f w h ile o th e r s become ”u n em p lo ya b les” in p e r io d s o f
i
iw idespread unemploym ent. However, t h i s l a t t e r group
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|becomes em p loyable a g a in when b u s in e s s c o n d itio n s improve
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land th e r e e x i s t s a t i g h t la b o r m arket. In t h i s l a t t e r
!group b elo n g th e p h y s i c a lly handicapped and th e o ld e r
Iw orkers.
1 T h e r e fo r e , o ld e r w orkers can be c o n sid e r e d ”m a rg in a l
|u n em p loy ab les” b e c a u se , g e n e r a lly , in d u s tr y w i l l h ir e them
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o n ly when th e su p p ly o f younger men i s ex h a u ste d ; f u r t h e r m
o re, o ld e r w orkers can a l s o be c o n sid e r e d t o be a p a r t o f
[the s o - c a ll e d ”la b o r r e s e r v e ” t o be c a lle d upon when
I e x ig e n c ie s , such as war and la b o r s h o r ta g e s , a r i s e .
J Other p e r so n a l f a c t o r s t h a t work a g a in s t th e o ld e r
I
^ , ______
i ^Dale Y oder, Manpower Econom ics and Labor Problem s
j(New York: M cGraw-Hill Book Company, I n c . , 1 9 ^ 0 ),
p . 243.
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| Full text | 18 t e c h n ic a l chan ges and th e lo n g range e f f e c t o f c y c l i c a l ]| unem ploym ent. i ! P e r so n a l unem ploym ent. The p e r s o n a l' elem en t in 1 unemployment i s im p o rta n t, b ecau se many in d iv id u a ls , due i| t o t h e ir p e r s o n a l and p h y s ic a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , have !d i f f i c u l t y in fin d in g a n o th er jo b .^ 1 T hese c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s may r e f l e c t p h y s ic a l and men-j t a l d e f i c i e n c i e s , advanced a g e , and poor s o c i a l a b i l i t y . | i Some o f th e s e in d iv id u a ls are p erm an en tly ”unem ploy-l a b l e s ,,f w h ile o th e r s become ”u n em p lo ya b les” in p e r io d s o f i iw idespread unemploym ent. However, t h i s l a t t e r group i |becomes em p loyable a g a in when b u s in e s s c o n d itio n s improve j land th e r e e x i s t s a t i g h t la b o r m arket. In t h i s l a t t e r !group b elo n g th e p h y s i c a lly handicapped and th e o ld e r Iw orkers. 1 T h e r e fo r e , o ld e r w orkers can be c o n sid e r e d ”m a rg in a l |u n em p loy ab les” b e c a u se , g e n e r a lly , in d u s tr y w i l l h ir e them l o n ly when th e su p p ly o f younger men i s ex h a u ste d ; f u r t h e r m o re, o ld e r w orkers can a l s o be c o n sid e r e d t o be a p a r t o f [the s o - c a ll e d ”la b o r r e s e r v e ” t o be c a lle d upon when I e x ig e n c ie s , such as war and la b o r s h o r ta g e s , a r i s e . J Other p e r so n a l f a c t o r s t h a t work a g a in s t th e o ld e r I ^ , ______ i ^Dale Y oder, Manpower Econom ics and Labor Problem s j(New York: M cGraw-Hill Book Company, I n c . , 1 9 ^ 0 ), p . 243. |
