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Tonight, during the State of the Union Address, I will be looking for President Barack Obama to address the ongoing impact of the crisis in unemployment and long-term unemployment. It is critical that we, as a country, consider the impact of a struggling economy on the millions of individuals and families who are living life on the edge.


While we see some slow improvements in the jobs numbers, unemployment rates continue to be unacceptably high. Recent unemployment numbers show that the outlook for long-term job seekers is not improving. The average length of unemployment continues to rise. Nearly one-third of America's 14 million unemployed have been without a job for a year or more.

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