Nearly 10 months later, Davis is still looking for work. Jennifer Davis hopes to expand her job prospects by going back to college and studying to become a real estate agent. "I'm trying to just find whatever I can to get through," said Davis, 36, who lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Although employers have hired back millions of Americans since the coronavirus pandemic upended the economy last spring, nearly 4 million workers like Davis are now in the ranks of the long-term unemployed, up from 2.4 million in September. These folks, who have been out of work for at least six months, make up more than 37% of the jobless.

Source: CNN January 10, 2021 14:48 UTC