long-term unemployment

Older Workers Hit Hardest by Long Term Joblessness


How to Recover from Long-Term Unemployment

Recovering financially after long-term unemployment isn't easy, but it's fairly straightforward: Pay off debts, rebuild savings, and adjust to your new income. Recovering emotionally is far more complicated -- it means retraining your brain and consciously shifting your perspective.

Mending Labor Markets Aren't Healing Chronic Joblessness


Main Street Doesn't Buy Wall Street's 'Recovery'


What's the "Real" Jobless Rate?

Although it seems like toting up the numbers should be fairly straightforward, it turns out to be a complicated calculation, thanks to several inherent difficulties. For starters, unemployment is a snapshot of a moving target.