The lack of jobs is a big contributor to poverty. Creating jobs would be a solution to this. Making it possible to provide healthcare and other resources one needs to survive. Raising the minimum wage could also help so that people can make a living off of what they make a day. "Providing cheap credit facilities and crop insurance can result in more employment. (iii) More money should be spent on transport and storage because then more people can be employed. (iv) The government/banks can provide loans at cheap rates to improve irrigational facilities."

Losing a job can cause many negative effects. "The effects of job loss for workers include psychological distress as well as physical stress. Workers often undergo a reassessment of their personal worth, values, and place in society. Their relationships with family and peers undergo changes that aren't always positive." It makes drastic changes to the way someone lives This affects more people than we think it does. In 2019, 10.5 percent of Americans were affected by poverty. Currently, 34 million people are in poverty.