Testimonies / Unemployment stories: Hello from the underclass

November 19, 2012 – America is in the midst of a prolonged unemployment crisis. For the past 15 weeks, we’ve been bringing you true stories of unemployment, directly from the unemployed.More »

November 12, 2012 – America is in the midst of an unemployment crisis. Each week, we bring you true stories from the unemployed. Today: layoffs, illness, losing homes, moving home, falling down, hanging in, and having hope.More »

November 5, 2012 – New research published inThe Lancet today estimates that “rising unemployment may account for around a quarter of the excess suicides [above expected levels] observed in the US since 2007″—nearly 400 extra deaths per year. More »

October 22, 2012 – As of last month, 1.8 million Americans have been unemployed so long that their benefits have run out. “Those who’ve given up looking slip out of the labor force, into what is sometimes called “nonemployment,'” Businessweek says. More »

October 15, 2012 – During tomorrow’s presidential debates, you will doubtless hear much talk about unemployment in America, but you will not hear from the unemployed themselves. More »

October 8, 2012 – America’s unemployment rate dropped below 8% last month for the first time in more than three years. For millions of Americans, unemployment remains a grim fact of life. More »

October 1, 2012 – Years after the technical end of the recession, America is still mired in an unemployment crisis. Each week, we’re bringing you true stories from the unemployed. More »