Unemployed Longer: As of November, about 1.8 million, or 1 in 5, unemployed workers were jobless for more than 6 months, compared with 1.1 million when the recession officially ended in November ‘01. Since the start of the recession in March ‘01, the average length of unemployment has risen from 13 to 20 weeks. (NY Times 1/9/05)
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