Although focusing on Canadian joblessness, this documentary has wider appeal in its exploration of questions regarding the lack of employment for university graduates in their chosen fields. Exploring how youth unemployment affects the economy, Generation Jobless deals with topics such as over-qualification (including a visit with four graduate staffers at a Japanese restaurant and a substitute teacher who supplements his income by delivering pizzas), severe debt (“So I framed my $30,000 piece of paper so I could put it up in my room and show everybody….”), the threat of outsourcing, shifts to automation, and Boomers delaying retirement and not freeing up work for a new crop of grads. Commentary is heard from experts including economist Francis Fong, TalentEgg job board founder Lauren Friese, and futurist Thomas Frey. While there are no easy answers, this documentary does touch on programs that have worked, including a career education job guarantee at the University of Regina, as well as apprenticeships in Switzerland that start workers off young (weeding out those who'd be better off learning a skill than—sad to say—wasting money at a university). Casting a critical eye on a serious issue, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (J. Williams-Wood)
Generation Jobless
(2017) 43 min. DVD: $24.99 ($199 w/PPR). Dreamscape Media. Closed captioned. Volume 32, Issue 5
Generation Jobless
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