I’m hopeful that I will find a job I really want in the next 6 months. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 86 95 96 92 87 69 87 86 86 87 86 IJ IJ J J Agree completely 28 40 37 27 24 14 31 34 23 28 28 GIJ IJ J J M M Agree a lot 25 30 28 32 24 13 29 21 25 26 22 J J J J Agree somewhat 21 17 20 21 26 23 18 19 24 20 22 B Agree a little 13 8 10 13 13 18 9 12 14 12 13 BF Do not agree at all 14 5 4 8 13 31 13 14 14 13 14 BF BFGI Agree (Net):92% in 2016, 91% in 2017, 86% in 2018 I’m confident that I will find a job in a reasonable amount of time. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 83 94 89 88 86 65 89 80 82 84 81 FGIJ J J J LM Agree completely 15 24 18 13 11 9 21 17 12 15 16 GIJ J M Agree a lot 18 26 19 18 21 8 25 15 16 18 17 J J J J LM Agree somewhat 32 32 39 35 33 26 25 30 36 34 29 J K Agree a little 18 13 13 22 21 22 18 18 17 16 19 BF BF Do not agree at all 17 6 11 12 14 35 11 20 18 16 19 B B B BFGI K K Agree (Net):89% in 2016, 86% in 2017, 83% in 2018
I’m becoming more discouraged the longer I am unemployed. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 81 79 80 87 80 79 74 84 82 82 79 J K K Agree completely 20 15 23 22 14 25 17 28 17 21 19 B BI KM Agree a lot 17 14 15 22 16 17 12 16 19 16 17 K Agree somewhat 23 28 20 20 29 20 24 22 23 24 22 J J Agree a little 21 22 22 23 20 17 21 18 22 21 21 Do not agree at all 19 21 20 13 20 21 26 16 18 18 21 G LM Agree (Net):82% in 2016, 83% in 2017, 81 % in 2018 I’m confident everything will turn out fine. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 90 95 91 91 94 81 95 87 89 88 91 J J J J LM Agree completely 23 32 25 19 26 16 32 22 20 23 23 GJ J J LM Agree a lot 20 24 24 19 20 15 21 20 20 19 21 J J Agree somewhat 31 28 28 40 26 32 28 30 32 31 30 BFI Agree a little 16 12 14 14 22 19 14 15 17 15 16 B B Do not agree at all 10 5 9 9 6 19 5 13 11 12 9 BFGI K K Agree (Net):93% in 2016, 90% in 2017, 90% in 2018
I find being unemployed really stressful. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 86 89 91 90 82 79 83 85 87 88 84 J IJ J Agree completely 25 28 25 28 25 20 20 33 22 26 24 J KM Agree a lot 19 19 23 21 13 17 17 17 20 18 19 I Agree somewhat 22 24 22 24 26 19 25 18 24 25 19 L L O Agree a little 20 18 21 17 19 22 20 18 21 18 22 Do not agree at all 14 11 9 10 18 21 17 15 13 12 16 F BFG Agree (Net):87% in 2016, 89% in 2017, 86% in 2018 I am able to handle the stress of unemployment. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 84 82 89 84 88 79 85 84 82 85 81 J J Agree completely 13 13 12 11 17 14 16 16 11 14 13 Agree a lot 17 19 20 14 15 15 23 16 14 19 14 LM O Agree somewhat 31 30 34 33 37 27 25 30 35 32 31 J K Agree a little 22 19 24 27 18 23 21 23 22 21 24 Do not agree at all 16 18 11 16 12 21 15 16 18 15 19 FI Agree (Net):86% in 2016, 84% in 2017, 84% in 2018
I don’t apply for jobs that offer minimum wage because it’s just not enough to pay the bills. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 72 77 75 73 72 65 68 73 73 74 69 J J Agree completely 24 30 24 26 22 18 22 29 21 26 21 J M Agree a lot 12 13 16 12 14 9 9 13 13 13 11 J Agree somewhat 18 18 18 15 17 20 20 15 19 18 19 Agree a little 18 17 17 20 19 18 16 16 20 17 18 Do not agree at all 28 23 25 27 28 35 32 27 27 26 31 BF Agree (Net): 74% in 2016 and 2017, 72% in 2018 I need to earn a specific minimum amount of money in my next job so that I can pay my bills How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 88 92 96 93 83 78 84 89 90 89 87 IJ IJ IJ K Agree completely 28 37 27 27 19 25 27 32 25 30 25 FGIJ M Agree a lot 23 23 29 32 24 16 21 24 25 23 24 J J BJ Agree somewhat 24 19 27 25 25 25 24 23 25 23 25 Agree a little 13 13 14 9 15 13 12 10 15 13 13 Do not agree at all 12 8 4 7 17 22 16 11 10 11 13 BFG BFG M Agree (Net): 88% in 2018
I feel like people are judging me because I’m still out of work. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 74 74 73 75 68 76 69 75 76 77 70 O Agree completely 18 15 15 16 16 23 12 23 17 18 17 BF KM Agree a lot 16 18 17 19 8 16 18 15 16 16 16 I I I I Agree somewhat 22 22 19 23 24 21 17 21 25 24 18 K O Agree a little 19 19 21 17 21 16 22 16 19 19 18 Do not agree at all 26 26 27 25 32 24 31 25 24 23 30 N Agree (Net): 74% in 2016, 76% in 2017, 74% in 2018 BASE: HAVE LEAST A BACHELORS DEGREE I wish I focused on a vocational career (e.g., automotive technology, electrician, plumber, HVAC specialist, dental assisting, medical assisting, etc.) rather than getting my college degree. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 313 70 46 47 40 110 90 61 162 133 180 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 54 58 50 49 54 54 51 50 57 56 50 Agree completely 10 7 2 19 7 13 11 14 7 10 10 F Agree a lot 11 15 15 * 6 14 8 19 10 11 12 G G G Agree somewhat 18 17 23 16 20 16 13 13 23 21 14 Agree a little 14 19 9 15 20 11 19 3 16 15 14 L L Do not agree at all 46 42 50 51 46 46 49 50 43 44 50 Agree (Net): 64% in 2016, 60% in 2017, 54% in 2018
I am surprised that I don't have the skills employers want. How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % AGREE (NET) 67 69 67 64 67 66 59 69 69 69 64 K K Agree completely 11 10 11 12 6 14 9 14 10 12 10 I Agree a lot 13 14 16 11 17 9 9 15 14 14 11 J J K Agree somewhat 24 26 20 23 24 24 19 24 25 24 23 Agree a little 19 19 19 18 21 19 22 16 20 18 20 Do not agree at all 33 31 33 36 33 34 41 31 31 31 36 LM New in 2018 BASE: ALL QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS Q760. (QSS11). How many hours did you spend last week looking for work? How Long Out of Work Administration’s Impact Gender Total 3 months or less 4 – 6 months 7 – 12 months 13 – 24 months More than 24 months Positive Negative No Impact Male Female A B F G I J K L M N O Base 1510 344 268 230 196 472 301 463 746 597 913 % % % % % % % % % % % 0 18 9 14 10 18 34 20 14 20 17 20 BG BFGI L 1-5 hours 26 25 22 28 28 26 25 23 27 24 28 6-10 hours 19 19 24 25 14 15 20 19 19 18 20 IJ IJ 11-20 hours 20 27 24 20 19 12 17 23 20 22 17 J J J 21-30 hours 9 10 10 9 12 6 8 12 8 9 9 J 31+ hours 8 10 7 9 8 7 11 9 6 10 5 O MEAN 12.3 14.7 12.9 13.8 12.3 9.1 12.2 14.8 10.8 13.4 10.9 J J J J M O Mean 2016: 14.9, Mean 2017: 13.4, Mean 2018: 12.3