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Long-term unemployment As of October 2024, 1.6 million Americans could be categorized as “long-term unemployed” or unemployed for more than 27 weeks, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...
Three years ago, amid recession, Congress sought to lessen the pain by extending the period that the long-term unemployed could claim benefits. As millions of Americans can attest, job loss can be ...
The number of people considered to be long-term unemployed, defined as being jobless for 27 weeks or more, was little changed at 1.7 million in November compared with a month ago. The figure is up ...
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined by 293,000 in June to 3.1 million; these individuals accounted for 32.8 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed has decreased by 1.2 million." [35]
By Christina Scotti Two men named Bob. Both are over 50 years old. Both had been working consistently for nearly three decades before losing their jobs in 2009. Both were out of work for more than ...
99ers is a colloquial term for unemployed people in the United States, mostly citizens, who have exhausted all of their unemployment benefits, including all unemployment extensions. As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress in February 2009, many unemployed people could receive up to 99 weeks of unemployment ...
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA, Pub. L. 93–203) was a United States federal law enacted by the Congress, and signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973 [1] to train workers and provide them with jobs in the public service. [2]
To get an idea of how many Americans have been out of work for more than a year, envision the state of Louisiana. Yes, the state's population -- around 4.4 million -- is about the same as the ...