According to Livermore (2008), people who are actively seeking work but do not currently have a contractual agreement are considered unemployed. Since the 2007 recession, unemployment has been a constant problem in America. Many companies laid off thousands of employees because they couldn't pay them. As of September 2011, the South and West had the highest concentration of unemployment. Nevada has the highest unemployment rate, 13.4%, followed by California at 12.1% (Cooper, 2011). The collapse of the housing bubble left Nevada with high unemployment rates. South Carolina's unemployment rate is 11.1% and is the fourth highest in the nation (Cooper, 2011). Most people had difficulty finding jobs because they were unfamiliar with filling out online applications; especially if they had worked for the same company for 30 years (Alpert, 2011). The job market is governed by the laws of supply and demand. There are policies that address labor supply and demand. Job supply strategies refer to job training programs supported by the U.S. government over a period of time. Labor demand strategies encourage employers to hire more workers by helping them create new jobs; encourage them to hire certain workers; and punish those who discriminate against certain workers (Livermore, 2008). We will focus on policies related to labor supply strategies. The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) was established in 1982 and was a job training program administered at the state level by the private sector. However, it was funded by the federal government (Failed Partnership, 1990). The Job Training Partnership Act was a failure because of states' lax interpretations of federal principles... half of document... i/delivery/PrintDoc.do?jobFitzgerald, J. (2004, January). Paths to good jobs; Can career ladders solve the problem of low wages? The American perspective. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.suno.edu:2076/Inacui2api/delivery/PrintDoc.do?jobHandle=2825%A314U.S. Department of Labor (2011). Job Corps success lasts a lifetime! Retrieved from http://www.jobcorps.gov/Home.aspx. United States Department of Labor (2011). Wagner-Peyser Act, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Retrieved from http://webapps.dol.gov/search/AdvSearch.aspx?.US Department of Labor (2011). One-stop career centers for training. Retrieved from the online dictionary at http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/training/onestop.htm.WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT 8ReferenceWebster. Encode. Retrieved from http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/codify.