... unemployed for a year or more. In December 2009, nearly three and a halfmillion Americans, or 23 percent of the unemployed, hadbeen jobless for a year or longer.22 A YEAR OR MORE: THE HIGH COST OF LONG-TERM ... Group: FISCAL ANALYSIS INITIATIVE| A YEAR OR MORE: THE HIGH COST OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT 4 1U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation, Table A- 12(March 2010). ... the one -year calculation.24U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation,Historical Database.25U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment...