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Who ends up being long-term unemployed?

The long-term unemployed tend to be people who 1) are a little bit older, and 2) got laid off from their last job.

The economic recovery officially began a little over four years ago. But there are still over four million people who are long-term unemployed. That’s four million people who can’t find work even after looking for six months or more — four million people who can’t even get companies to look at their resumes anymore.

 

 

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Stress becomes number one cause of long-term absence from work

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Stress has become number one cause of long-term illness.

The pressure of the recession is taking it’s toll as stress becomes the number one cause of long-term absence from work for first time, figures show.  Research in almost 600 organizations also showed a link between job security and mental health issues, with employers planning redundancies ”significantly” more likely to report problems among their staff.