Even in an indigenous society, by the loosest definintion of employment, everyone is not employed. Even in a communist country, even in a capitalist society, there is an efficient number of unemployed. Why? because there needs to be a need for new employees or there is stagnation. What will be more interesting is if we will ever reach 0% unemployment by our definition of employment. Technology may allow it to become close at some point. Always been curious to know if there has ever been an sci-fi talking about such a future. Star Trek is probably the only thing I can think of that even addresses something close.
Is It Possible For Everybody To Have A Job?
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Impossible, if everyone has a job what happens to the people working at the unemployment office
Ah, the public dole. Utopia.
mbewane
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Impossible, if everyone has a job what happens to the people working at the unemployment office
It's actually sad, but the "unemployment market" is so big in Belgium that it's all but sure that they are not doing their job well...in order to keep their job, if you see what I mean.
How this is not common knowledge is mind-boggling.
Anyway to answer the question, no. "Full employment" actually usually means a 3-4 % unemployment ratio I think (it was called "residual" unemployment when I studied, in french), due to youngsters ending school and transitionning to the labor market, people looking for better opportunities, people from an old kind of industry (coal, for example) who have to adapt to the newer ones, people pursuing another interest at that precise moment, people being laid off by struggling companies etc. It wouldn't even necessarily be good for the economy, if there are too few available employees, wages will go up which can lead to inflation. Capitalism needs a "buffer".
you're still missing the OVERALL point.
it doesnt matter what the pay is or who's paying. I need FOOD & shelter.
back in the day i would go GET my own food and shelter.
now i PAY for my own food and shelter.
but yet there's one constant i work for it.
no matter how you spin it. its WORK.
TheBigBopper
Banned
No. Some people, for whatever reason (physically, mentally, emotionally, etc) are unable to maintain work for a substantial period of time. I remember from my labor economics class that economists estimate these people make up like ~5% of the population.
stealthbomber
cruising at 30,000
its ~4% now
to answer the thread, not really. even if we took away minimum wage the unemployment rate would realistically drop to about 2-3%.
CurrencyChase
Banned
its possible but we would have to abandon the monetary system completely. And base our society on a community service system and educational system. a society where learning and education of the mind is the most important aspect. everyone after a certain age would work 20 hours a week to support their community only. that way, everyone would have a job, while spending most of their time educating themselves and their families. technology and only using what we need is part of the everyday infrastructure.
Majestic Pape
The-Coli = W SOHH = L
Holy shyt, I think I just had a Deja Vu moment. I swear I saw this sequence of posts in one of my dreams..Real shiit!
You dream about The-Coli too? 
Majestic Pape
The-Coli = W SOHH = L
I guess it's TECHNICALLY possible but I can't imagine a world where EVERYONE wanted to work anyway.
To be frank, I don't want to work at all, and the day I find a way to NOT work and still live a decent (not great, just decent) life is the day I will never look for a job again.
To be frank, I don't want to work at all, and the day I find a way to NOT work and still live a decent (not great, just decent) life is the day I will never look for a job again.
No, but this shyt right here isn't normal or sustainable.