The number of unemployed persons declined to 12.8 million in January [2012]. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 5.5 million and accounted for 42.9 percent of the unemployed.
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Burea of Labor Statistics’ January 2012 Employment Situation Summary.
I know the numbers are trending upwards and this is a potentially good sign. But if nearly half the unemployed are long-term unemployed, THIS IS BAD. Mitt Romney, the safety net needs fixing.
8:33 pm, by this-is-ryan,
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