Express Employment Professionals released a new white paper today exploring seven key barriers getting in the way of workers who want jobs.
America has plenty of job openings. Yet there are 6.6 million unemployed Americans and 5.1 million more who say they want a job but are not actively looking anymore. With the official unemployment rate reaching new lows, headlines often hide the struggles of millions of families who still feel like they're down and out because they cannot secure a good job. In so many of these circumstances, something is standing in their way.
The new white paper, entitled "Battle of the Barriers," explores seven of these common barriers:
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