In 2010, the long-term share of the unemployed peaked at 45 percent, ... They've all been job searching for months, in some cases years, wondering if they'll ... unemployed, newly unemployed (those out of work for less than five weeks), and .... unemployment as being out of work for 27 weeks (more than six months) and ...
Mar 21, 2014 ... The nearly 5-year-old economic recovery has so far been too weak to put ... 21, 2014 at 6:40 AM ... Americans who have been out of work for more than six months will ... 11 percent of the long-term unemployed in any given month have ... Most of them say they no longer even want a job, suggesting they're ...
How long have they been unemployed? Are their ... Early each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor announces the total ...
Apr 4, 2012 ... It's a fair question, especially for the more than five million workers who've been unemployed for six months or longer (more than 40 percent of all unemployed job ... are more understanding of employment gaps now than they were ... development and show potential employers how you can help them.
Mar 21, 2012 ... “More than 40% of unemployed job seekers have been out of work for six months or longer,” says Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources for CareerBuilder. “There's a sense that such a long gap on a résumé negatively ... Eighty-five percent of those surveyed employed reported that they are ...
Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer.