Long-Term Joblessness

Today’s employment situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics was overall very positive. Employer payrolls increased by 280,000 and while the unemployment rate edged up slightly to 5.5 percent, the uptick was attributed to more Americans re-entering the

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Original Article: http://news.investors.com/economy/063014-706740-longterm-unemployed-will... "John Challenger, CEO of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, thinks that declining participation might also reflect an increasingly fluid job market. 'It used to be, a generation ago, that more people went to work, worked full-time

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As of March, there were still more than 3.7 million Americans who have been unemployed for six months or longer. While the number of long-term unemployed as fallen dramatically from a peak of more than 7.0 million, it remains well

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After nearly five years of slow but steady job gains, the number of Americans out of work for six months or longer has remained stubbornly high. However, according to one employment authority, the jobs recovery is approaching a tipping point

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Job Seekers More Confident in New Survey 1 IN 4 FEEL NEW JOB IS WITHIN 3 MONTHS; BUT JOB-SEARCH CHALLENGES PERSIST Published January 7, 2014 As the economy and job market continue to regain strength, job seekers are slowly becoming

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