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An unenviable new strain of unemployment is here

The share unemployed for less than five weeks has fallen while long-term unemployment has risen, a first in the record, trackers said.

I’m not surprised by the pessimism in finding a job nowadays (“Older Americans say it’s a good time to find a job. Younger people disagree,” May 12). Normally, the percentage of unemployed people unemployed for less than five weeks falls five weeks after a recession. This rate then gradually rises again; better times allow for […]

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Portland Press Herald broke the news in Portland, United States on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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