Americans have been complaining about repeated obstacles in the job search process, and the latest employment report released by the US Department of Labor shows that this trend worsened further in November. In November, the proportion of people who had been unemployed for at least 6 months rose to 24.3% of the total number of unemployed, up from 23.6% in September; in November 2024, the proportion was only 23.1%.

Americans have been complaining about repeated obstacles in the job search process, and the latest employment report released by the US Department of Labor shows that this trend worsened further in November. In November, the proportion of people who had been unemployed for at least 6 months rose to 24.3% of the total number of unemployed, up from 23.6% in September; in November 2024, the proportion was only 23.1%.