Title: Poverty and Unemployment: Exploring the Connections | Learning for Justice
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Poverty and Unemployment: Exploring the Connections
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Content: But in the job market, why do some people lose? With a partner or small team, complete the performance task: A Few Facts About Jobs. 4. Now that you have a better understanding about why unemployment exists, think about which people are most affected by it. Unemployment doesn’t affect everyone equally. Some people have a harder time getting work than others. Think back to your game of musical chairs. Imagine that some of the players started the game in the far corner of the room, quite a distance away from the chairs, and that they had their shoelaces tied together. What would have happened to those people when the music stopped?