ISSUES & IDEAS

Jobless Picture Is Worse Than It Seems

It is taking workers much longer to find a job compared with other recessions, indicating another 'jobless recovery.'

by John Maggs

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009


It is taking workers longer to find a job than at any time since the 1930s, putting unprecedented stress on the program to aid the unemployed and prompting questions about the system itself.

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