An “acceptable” level of unemployment means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job. – Author Unknown

The hardest work in the world is being out of work. – Whitney Young, Jr.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. – Cato the Elder

Unemployment is like a headache or a high temperature – unpleasant and exhausting but not carrying in itself any explanation of its cause. – William Henry Beveridge