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Jobless Benefits Run Out for More This Year NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that 1.5 million Americans have been out of work for six months or longer. The number of people who've used up their unemployment benefits could reach 2 million by the end of the year. That's double the number from just a year ago.

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NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that 1.5 million Americans have been out of work for six months or longer. The number of people who've used up their unemployment benefits could reach 2 million by the end of the year. That's double the number from just a year ago.