For eksempel gives der i visse lande ingen vejledning i de første tre måneder, da man mener, at mange mennesker i løbet af denne periode selv finder tilbage på arbejdsmarkedet ret hurtigt, og at de, der stadig er arbejdsløse ved udløbet af denne periode, er de mennesker, der har størst behov for hjælp.
For example in some countries, no services are provided for the first three months as it is believed that during this time many people will find their way back into the labour market quite quickly and that those who arc still unemployed at the end of that time are the people who most need assistance.