I remember multiple news reports and hour-long news stories on the inability of people to get jobs because of their unemployed status. There were so many peopl

I remember multiple news reports and hour-long news stories on the inability of people to get jobs because of their unemployed status. There were so many people to choose from, companies would generally ignore someone who was unemployed, regardless of the reason, preferring only to hire people who were already employed. I have no doubt that delayed the start of a recovery for months.