The phrase is used in two senses: The sense of a job guarantee program is used and advocated by some schools of Post-Keynesian economists, notably by authors of Modern Monetary Theory at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Levy Economics Institute (both United States) and in the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (Australia), who advocate it as a solution for unemployment.
Colloquially, this may refer to work which is undesirable to most people or pays poorly – for instance, in the United States economy, many fast-food and retail industry jobs represent last-resort employment for many workers.
One example of such a program would be the Civilian Conservation Corps, a government agency intended to provide work to young, unemployed men.
[3] Marshall Auerback suggested the government hire all unemployed workers, paying close to the minimum wage.
[4] On April 3, 2002 Argentina signed into law the social program Jefes y Jefas de Hogar Desempleados.