The whole idea of unemployment is absurd. How is it possible that humans suffer from hunger and much work is needed everywhere and people are unemployed? If you look at our streets and homes, you will see that there is lot of work needed to be done. Everything material needs cleaning and fixing. How is it possible that people are unemployed?
In Soviet Union was no official unemployment, but unofficially there was some unofficial hidden unemployment. There were always jobs available including janitors and many others. The problem with these jobs and many other jobs was that they didn't provide enough for living. Besides, any job change or acceptance of an unemployed to a job was subject to state approval. Therefore, there were many unemployment people, who were not counted as unemployed. That was a typical Soviet absurdity.
Many unemployed people didn't have right to live and work, they were illegal people, outside of law. Many of them were good people who were faced with extreme poverty and died of disease and hunger.
Jews were among people who had trouble finding jobs. Others were people persecuted for their views or ancestral connections. Farmers were harmed most in Russia.
Things changed to better a bit, but there is still a lot of unfairness in Russia. Farming and manufacture is still under much restrain and is not healthy. Crime on state and other levels is the main problem preventing farming and manufacturing. Racketeering is a norm in Russia and restricts much the development of agriculture and manufacturing. Currently, there is much of unemployment in Russia since agriculture and manufacture are very limited and under negative pressure.
In the West, unemployment is driven by hidden monopolization of life. Much of the trouble is coming from financial control of the Western world by MIC. There is so much deception in advertising that people trust only known brands. New businesses can not compete with brands because people are brainwashed to choose brands. Advertising blocks ability of people to think clearly what need. It is hard for small good businesses to survive financially, since there is much pressure from big businesses and guilds to get rid of competition. Monopolies, big businesses and guilds have much help from establishment including taxation. Alternative businesses are in disadvantage financially, via regulations and in competition for customers.
MIC = military-industrial complex