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The long road back for the longterm unemployed

An episode of the The Why: Philly Explained podcast, hosted by WHYY, titled "The long road back for the longterm unemployed" was published on August 31, 2020 and runs 17 minutes.

August 31, 2020 ·17m · The Why: Philly Explained

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Pennsylvania has one of the country’s highest unemployment rates during the pandemic. And while things have gotten a little better as some businesses have reopened, people in industries that rely on interacting in person — many of whom have spent decades building their careers — don’t know when their jobs will re-materialize. Keystone Crossroads’ Laura Benshoff spoke to workers about why that wait can be particularly painful, thanks to dwindling unemployment benefits, and the kind of damage longterm unemployment can cause a career.

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