Stories Of The Unemployed

A longtime friend of mine recently joined me in the glorious and ever-growing ranks of the U.S. unemployed. As a newbie, I think he looked to me, an old hand at unemployment, to show him the ropes. So when I came across an online job posting that looked ideal for him, I sent it his way. He agreed it had ...

There are currently 14.5 million unemployed people in America, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Almost half of those people have been out of work for more than 27 weeks. Here are some touching stories of their struggle, perseverance and self-discovery. ...