Are Gvt. Employment Programs Effective?

Are Government Employment Programs Effective? : 

Are Government Employment Programs Effective? By: Sydney Partain 8th Grade Project The Walker School

Current unemployment rate : 

Current unemployment rate 10.6%

America is unemployed : 

America is unemployed

Will these programs work? : 

Will these programs work?

Will the situation improve? : 

Will the situation improve?

How is unemployment measured? : 

How is unemployment measured?

Looking for work? : 

Looking for work?

Unemployed? : 

Unemployed?

Able to work? : 

Able to work?

Government employment programs: The Solution? : 

Government employment programs: The Solution?

Government employment programs = jobs : 

Government employment programs = jobs Enough?

Other options? : 

Other options?

Private employment agencies : 

Private employment agencies

Temporary hiring agencies : 

Temporary hiring agencies

Why government agencies? : 

Why government agencies?

Relatively low cost : 

Relatively low cost

Less stress on the unemployed : 

Less stress on the unemployed

Keep customer’s interest in mind : 

Keep customer’s interest in mind

Why not government agencies? : 

Why not government agencies?

Not efficient : 

Not efficient

May not find good jobs : 

May not find good jobs

What can be done? : 

What can be done?

Work directly for the government : 

Work directly for the government

Look for job by yourself : 

Look for job by yourself

Use an employment agency : 

Use an employment agency

Slide 26: 

Government employment programs help…

Slide 27: 

Are not always the best solution

Are not a permanent solution : 

Are not a permanent solution

Slide 29: 

“Any degree of unemployment worries me” ~Gerhard Schroder

Slide 30: 

Fin

Sources(1) : 

Sources(1) Pictures (in order of appearance): Unemployment rate: http://www.mtn18.com/latest_news/10_unemployment.jpg Unemployed: http://www.phawker.com/wp- content/uploads/2010/02/usa_unemployed.jpg Unemployment lines in agency: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=unemployed+people&prev=/i mages%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 =fb9bdf35cf719f98 Unemployment map: http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MNT-UNEMP- CHANGE.jpg Unemployment lines 2: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=42d961e62434e73b&qBs ource:life%26start%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26nds p%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1 Able to work: http://www.connectamarillo.com/uploadedImages/kvii/News/Stories/Un employment.jpg

Sources (2) : 

Sources (2) Unemployed with sign: http://www.doic.net/depression%20placard.jpg Large 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.JPG Employment agency: http://api.ning.com/files/GnBkzE99EgY3p0RUUSf7kJ9QV68gdloj06R WAkLgucvgQmI6hULvIMKx6mGDCapuoE2Rn*wcgvTGcPVKI52DA5D 4MMGIlE*a/arisvolunteers.JPG Low cost: http://ase.org/images/lib/tips/nomoney.jpg Hiring survey: http://www.thehiringsurvey.com/images/Iprocess6.GIF Total quality: http://www.cartoonstudio.co.uk/images/kmeters/ABBimprove.jpg Efficiency cartoon: http://therighttoon.com/images/Medicare%20Efficiency%20Cartoon %20smx.jpg

Sources (3) : 

Sources (3) Trash men: http://sustainablenicafarming.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/img_9996.jpg Department of labor sign: Taken by Sydney Partain Unemployed-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