Unemployment | The psychological scars

When the long-term unemployed decide to enter retirement — which changes their social status but nothing else about their situation — their sense of well-being shoots up, while those who are employed don’t experience the same effect. This suggests just how much the psychological burden — and perhaps, the social stigma — of being unemployed is weighing on the minds of those out of work for long periods of time.

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Read More @ The psychological scars of unemployment – The Washington Post.