joblessness

Why Job Hunters Don’t Find Work

November 9, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg An anthropology professor might not be the first person you’d think of to research the ways job hunters look for work…

Fifty-five, Unemployed and Faking Normal

August 3, 2017

  By Richard Eisenberg, Money & Work Editor, Next Avenue Have you seen Elizabeth White's TEDx talk yet?  It’s based on White’s book, Fifty-five Unemployed and Faking Normal, which sprang out of a Next Avenue essay she wrote in 2016.  Her TEDx talk has…

Veterans on Long Island

June 20, 2017 | Episode

Suffolk County has the highest number of veterans in New York State. How do veterans face the job market and high cost of living on LI upon returning home? As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty…

For millions, underemployment is a new normal

June 5, 2017 | Clip

At 4.3 percent, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2001. But left out of this figure are people who are working part time or fewer hours than they desire -- - the underemployed. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker…

Will Atlantic City Rise Again with Legalized Sports Betting?

August 11, 2016 | Clip

In 1976, Atlantic City became the first place outside Nevada to legalize casinos. Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of the gambling mecca from the perspective of local stakeholders - card dealers, cocktail waitresses,…