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The increasing difficulty of being out of work

Mar 7, 2014
Job seekers try to find work after unemployment benefits run out.

When your safety net ... disappears

Feb 7, 2014
The number of jobless Americans who've lost their extended unemployment benefits has swelled to 1.7 million.

Bringing the long-term unemployed back to the office

Jan 15, 2014
President Obama has called on employers to stop passing over long-term jobless applicants.

Going to Plan B when jobless benefits get cut off

Jan 14, 2014
For one woman looking for work, unemployment benefits kept certain career options. With Congress not extending benefits, a new plan is in order.

Prospects bleak for long-term unemployed

Jan 8, 2014
As Congress considers extending federal benefits, the long-term unemployed find it harder to find a job with every day they're out of the workforce.

Senate paves way for jobless benefits extension

Jan 7, 2014
Despite today's vote, Washington gridlock has led to creative accounting on Capitol Hill.

For public good, not for profit.

What if Congress doesn’t reinstate unemployment benefits?

Jan 6, 2014
Expect unemployment to drop -- but not because people are heading back to work.

So, what happens -- and to whom -- if Congress doesn't extend unemployment benefits?

Dec 13, 2013
1.3 million people take an immediate hit, but that number would go up throughout the year.

Unemployment claims fell last week -- but there's a catch

Sep 12, 2013
The trend is in the right direction, but the statistic won't dominate in the markets.