The unemployed : difficulty in getting hired but various results - To better understand the problem concerning the future of the unemployed and their professional re-integration, the INSEE undertook a complementary survey in conjunction with the traditional one on employment. Thus, in the employment survey of October, 1977, persons classed as without jobs and looking for salaried positions underwent a first interview. Then, six months later, in March, 1978, the same persons were again questioned about their professional situation. The results of the second phase, presented here, give a rather pessimistic outlook. For one thing, hiring-on looks difficult: only 37% of the unemployed of October declared having found a job six months later. Mor...