Out of Work in America

Coping with bills due, dreams deferred and the need to plot a new life, read how some Americans are facing the prospect of long-term unemployment

Emily McMillan

Zach Wolfe for TIME
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Age: 27

Previous employment: Property manager

Laid off in August. Pregnant. Her husband has a job at a credit union. But plans to buy a house may have to hold.

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