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1.8 million people had been unemployed 27 weeks or longer in July 2026

August 13, 2026
In July, the number of long-term unemployed people—those who have been jobless for 27 weeks or more—edged down to 1.8 million from 1.9 million in the prior month. The number of people unemployed for less than 5 weeks also edged down, from 2.2 million in June to 2.0 million in July. Full Text »

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