Tom is a student who works at the same camp every summer- he already knows he's going to work there next summer. During the school year, he doesn’t work.

Anna was working as an engineer, but she decided to stay at home while her two kids are in preschool.

Brian was working for a major car manufacturer, answering phones and directing calls to the proper departments. Now an automated system answers the phones and directs calls to the proper departments and Brian is looking for work.

Matthew was working in a t-shirt manufacturing plant in South Carolina. The business closed because they moved their operations to Indonesia. Matthew is looking for a job again in manufacturing.

Becky does not have a job since she quit her job as a parking enforcement officer. She is looking for a job where she doesn’t have to work in the rain and snow.

Jeff has been a teacher for 10 years. He decided to go back to school and get his Ph.D. in Economics so he can become a professor. This will take him three years. While he is in school he is using student loans and his savings instead of working and he is not looking for a job.

Ella was a secretary at a real estate agency. She lost her job because people are not buying houses which is an indicator of the economic health of an economy.

Sybil was working in a steel mill, making sure the furnaces remained the right temperature. Now the furnaces report to a central computer and one person can regulate the temperature.

Charlie lost his job at a car manufacturing factory because the type of cars his factory produced are viewed as too expensive and so are not being purchased by consumers in the current economy. His employer released about 50 workers because they need to reduce production.