There is reason to believe that the long-term unemployed face discrimination when they try to get a job. Now some Swedish economists have tried to quantify exactly what that penalty looks like. They found that for someone applying for a medium or low-skill job after being jobless for more than nine months, interview requests drop by 20 percent, which is about the same as losing four years of work experience from their resumes. While the research was conducted in Sweden, the authors argue that they likely apply to the U.S., which has a somewhat similar job market.
,,,short-term unemployment seemed to be a boon for those seeking low-skill jobs, possibly because they could start immediately. The problem also didn’t impact those who were looking for jobs that require a college degree.
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The National Employment Law Project has also collected the individual stories of unemployed workers who say they were told by prospective employers that they wouldn’t be considered for a job opening because they were unemployed, including those who were told it was because they had been unemployed for a specific period of time.
Being Unemployed For Over Nine Months Is The Same As Losing Four Years Of Experience | ThinkProgress
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