Assignment 3.1: Determining Causes and Effects – Draft VersionCharlotte RobinsonProfessor NameENG-115May 24, 2014Unemployment has always been a stigma upon individuals and families, and it has plagued the homes of many throughout the decades of up and down economic times. Unfortunately, the economy must have unemployment at times to balance the economy and prevent complete collapse. Unemployment plays a huge role in the lives of families and the individuals that are affected by it. Unemployment wreaks havoc on families not only physically but psychologically. Without a doubt, these families need to be reached out to and aided in their employment search to get them back in a progressive track in which they can move forward with their lives. The leading cause of unemployment in this nation currently is the economy. The economy took a devastating crash beginning in 2009, where the hardest hit was made, and continuing the recovery still today. “At the peak of the worldwide recession that began in 2008, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking