Unemployed Americans

Labor Is a Perishable Good

Alan Grayson | Posted 04.11.2012

Alan Grayson

A “perishable good” is something that declines in value when it is not consumed. Like cranberries. Or football tickets. Or labor. An hou...

Nearly Lost in the Political Debate: 2.8 Million Unemployed Americans

Donna Addkison | Posted 03.06.2012

Donna Addkison

The long-term unemployed have been trying to muster a little bit of hope for finding a job in the new year, but the recent political gamesmanship that was played over their only remaining lifeline only served to create unnecessary uncertainty and anxiety for their families.

Jobless and Middle-aged? A To-Do List for Getting Back to Work

Susanne Goldstein | Posted 12.27.2011

Susanne Goldstein

If you're one of those middle-aged folks, who had a good job and are now frozen in time, here's a to-do list to help get yourself back in the game.

Who Will Speak for the Unemployed?

Robert K. Lifton | Posted 08.06.2011

Robert K. Lifton

We've seen how a relatively small number of passionate people formed the Tea Party, able to impose their views on our country. The 39 million Americans out of work or not working full time constitute a potentially much more powerful force.

Alex Hubbard Struggles To Find Work After Returning To Lower Ninth Ward

Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Hubbard has many things in his life to be thankful for. He has two daughters in college, two more finishing high school and a newly constructed h...

Laura Bassett

Frustrated Unemployed Woman: 'Interviews Are Like Seeking Unicorns'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

When Laurie-Ellen Shumaker, 59, was laid off from her job as a lawyer for a shopping center in January of 2009, she assumed she would be hired again i...

Unemployed In Las Vegas: Struggling Nevadans Speak

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 05.25.2011

Writer Becky Bosshart was laid off from her Las Vegas newspaper job while writing a series on the recession and unemployed Nevadans. Nevada is one of ...