Long-term joblessness is on the rise

Courtesy Marketplace  Fri, 12/04/2009 - 15:19

November's unemployment figures overall were positive, with the jobless rate dropping two percentage points to 10%.

However, the number of people who have been looking for work for more than six months is increasing. Mitchell Hartman reports.

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