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August is Unemployment Awareness Month

Events

August 2027 events

Events for Unemployment Awareness Month 2027 are being planned now. Check back, or host one of your own.

Calendar

Coming soon

The August 2027 calendar will be posted here.

Want to hear when it’s up, or have an event to add? Email us and we’ll keep you posted.

Submit or follow events

Host your own event

Anyone can host. Small is good: a handful of people who leave with a lead, a better résumé or a little more hope is a win.

Ideas

  • Résumé and LinkedIn review

    Volunteers with hiring experience give 20-minute reviews. Works in person or on a video call.

  • Job-seeker meetup

    A low-key coffee or park meetup where people between jobs can trade leads and encouragement.

  • Hiring for Good open house

    Employers open their doors, talk about real roles and commit to interviewing people between jobs.

  • Ribbon day

    Ask your team, school or club to wear the green and white ribbon on the same day and post with the hashtags.

  • Community volunteer day

    Strength in the community: volunteer together locally and invite people who are job hunting.

  • Panel or live stream

    Recruiters, workforce centers and people who've been through it answer questions live.

Five steps

  1. Pick a format, a date in August and a place (or a video link). Keep it small and free if you can.
  2. Partner up: a library, workforce center, coworking space or employer can host or co-host.
  3. Download the ribbon and sample posts from the toolkit and use them on your invite.
  4. Tell us about it so we can list it here once the 2027 calendar opens.
  5. On the day, take photos (with permission) and post with #UnemploymentAwarenessMonth #HiringForGood.

Get the ribbon and posts from the toolkit, and point attendees to free resources.