IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Why Is Long-term Unemployment So Persistently High?
Long-term unemployment has been so high and so persistent because the recession was devastating and the recovery too weak. The changing nature of jobs and other explanations may have made matters worse, but sluggish economic growth is the real culprit.
Sharon McGregor
43, Paterson, NJ
Shoun Brock
44, Washington, DC
Allison Johnson
26, Annapolis, MD