There are others that say that unemployment is a positive effect. For every one dollar spent on benefits, $1.61 is put back into the economy. There are unemployment benefits like welfare/entitlement for the unemployed however they have changed it to be Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) They use the unemployed benefits until the limit is used up and then they are really unemployed. According to the Congressional Research Service, workers who have been unemployed the longest are often the last to be hired after a recession. In California, voluntary leavers may be eligible to collect unemployment compensation if they leave for an assortment of reasons, including, “compelling domestic obligations,” “moving after marriage outside normal commute area,” and “moving after marriage no transfer available.” (Strauss) So there are positives of not having jobs because they are not working and getting benefits.