unemployed
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That’s not good news for the nearly 2 million Americans who have been unemployed for six months or longer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, totaled 1.7 million in the week through Sept. 19, falling by 11,000 from the downwardly revised total a week earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The flood damage, coupled with a Depression-era unemployed work force, put the river into the hands of federal flood control programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The ONS estimates that 393,000 16- to 24-year-olds were unemployed and looking for work.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Everyone knew that the difference between an unemployed mercenary and a highwayman was mostly one of timing.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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