What is the Longest time you have been unemployed for?

clairec79

I did decide to change careers and went to uni for 3 years, but had a zero hour part time job after a year.
When I graduated there were 2.5months where I didn't have a fulltime job (about 6 weeks before I got an offer) but kept the zero hour job and worked at least 30 hours a week in that 2.5months - so never really, I've always had something else lined up

browneyedbazzi

When I first moved to the UK it took a couple of weeks to find my first job (temping) - that first couple of weeks and a few days between temp assignments are the only times I've been unemployed since I started working at 17.

topaztiger1983

Ugguy wrote: »

Four and a half years and still unemployed. The nightmare continues for me.
Have done some voluntary work during this time but it's all led to nothing. Was signed off looking for work and on ESA for two of those years.
I guess I'm just an unlucky person.

I used to think that when I was unemployed, but I am sure that something will come along, it did for me, so sure it will for you too
Its all about PMA, be positive and you shall succeed

dave4545454

Ugguy wrote: »

Four and a half years and still unemployed. The nightmare continues for me.
Have done some voluntary work during this time but it's all led to nothing. Was signed off looking for work and on ESA for two of those years.
I guess I'm just an unlucky person.

You're not just unlucky, we live in a country where there is very high unemployement of many millions and very little opportunities unless you have connections. It's always been about who you know, not what you know.

Don't worry, four and a half years is nothing, been about 20 years here. Never give up:)

Ugguy

dave4545454 wrote: »

You're not just unlucky, we live in a country where there is very high unemployement of many millions and very little opportunities unless you have connections. It's always been about who you know, not what you know.

Don't worry, four and a half years is nothing, been about 20 years here. Never give up:)

Thanks for the positive replies, though I've had problems with depression even before my last job ended, coming to a head where I was looking at suicide sites instead of jobsearching sites and having a brush with the law because of it.

topaztiger1983

I too suffer from depression & I have at times in the past contemplated suicide once or twice, but whatever life throws at me I get back up and keep fighting , because I am titanium, thats the attitude that I have and that has got me through a hell of a lot of crap in my life

TELLIT01

dave4545454 wrote: »

You're not just unlucky, , been about 20 years here. Never give up:)

I acknowledge that we don't have full details, but 20 years of not working looks more like a life style choice and a lack of job opportunities.

dave4545454

keitht53 wrote: »

I acknowledge that we don't have full details, but 20 years of not working looks more like a life style choice and a lack of job opportunities.

You're right about a lack of job opportunities, 9 million unemployed and only half a million vacancies in this country, no wonder there are so few job opportunities for people

System

3 1/2 years though i was on ESA for all of that time and not able to work.

Been at my current job for about a year and a half now

dawyldthing

I lasted 3 weeks from coming home from travelling a few weeks and signing up to an agency I got work through. I had odd spells when at university but I have been pretty lucky overall