{"id":"tp-51719","type":"article-newspaper","title":"U.S. Jobless Spells Average 27.1 Weeks as Long-Term Unemployment Rises","author":"Enna Lee","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/51719","datePublished":"2026-11-08T17:42:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-11-08T17:42:36.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"About 2 million people had been jobless for at least 27 weeks, equal to 27.6% of unemployed workers. Most or all unemployment benefits typically end after 26 weeks in a year.","section":"Investing","references":[{"title":"earlier coverage of October payroll growth","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/51644"}]}