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    Down But Not Out: Readers' stories of unemployment


    12.3 million Americans are jobless, including 5 million who are considered long-term unemployed because they haven't worked in more than 27 weeks. Numbers tell one side of the story, but it's personal anecdotes that spotlight what unemployment is truly like. Yahoo! News asked readers to share their personal story of job-hunting. Below is a collection of stories we received this month.

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