Not to blow a hole in your theory mate, but im as white as they come and I spent 4 years in unemployment while actively seeking work. You know why I kept getting passed over despite 2 or 3 interviews a week, because my education capped out at year 12. Which was actually standard in the state I grew up in. Lots of people looking for work with better qualifications than myself.

So to deal with that I took additional courses for career paths I was interested in. I also volunteered in a few places to build up dependable character references. Still I got passed over for people a few years younger than myself because companies could pay them a few dollars less an hour. 

All that while I watched people living in my area slack off and do drugs regularly while collecting unemployment benifits. They still filled the unemployment statistics but they werent actually trying to get a job.