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Writing about Unemployment Awareness Month or planning an event? Here are the basics, and how to reach us.
At a glance
- Name
- Unemployment Awareness Month
- When
- Every August
- First launched
- August 1, 2025
- Founder
- Peter Souza, Los Angeles-based Software Quality Engineer & Creator of QA Academy (LinkedIn (opens in a new tab))
- Symbol
- A green and white awareness ribbon
- Why August
- Back-to-school season can be the first major hit to a household's budget.
- Ways to take part
- Wear the ribbon; hire or refer someone between jobs; shop, buy and volunteer locally and check on friends.
- Hashtags
- #UnemploymentAwarenessMonth #HiringForGood
- Website
- unemploymentawarenessmonth.org
In the founder’s words
“Let’s use Unemployment Awareness Month to demonstrate compassion and action… make a difference, one hire at a time.”