Graph of the Day: Unemployed for Over 26 Weeks, 1969-2009

From Calculated Risk:

The blue line is the number of workers unemployed for 27 weeks or more. The red line is the same data as a percent of the civilian workforce. According to the BLS, there are almost 5.0 million workers who have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks (and still want a job). This is 3.2% of the civilian workforce. It is more difficult to calculate the number of workers who have exhausted their extended claims, but that number is expected to rise sharply over the next few months. …

Weekly Unemployment Claims Increase