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Poll: Almost half have been out of work 4 months

May 12, 2009 on 1:11 pm | In All categories, polls | No Comments

According to a Yahoo! HotJobs poll last week, 40% of site visitors said they have spent 4 months or more on unemployment benefits at some point in their careers.

But even more — 43% — said they have never collected unemployment. An encouraging sign, perhaps?

Q	What is the longest amount of time you’ve received unemployment benefits?
Never	43%
1 month (or less)	6%
2 months	5%
3 months	7%
4 months (or more)	40%
5432 Votes to date