The latest jobs report showed some disturbing trends . The number of people who have been out of work for more than six months (also known as the “long-term” unemployed) rose to nearly 26 percent of the jobless population, the highest rate in over three years. Also of note: This group is increasingly composed of college-educated Americans — people who got a degree so that they’d be more employable, presumably, not less. (Nothing adds insult to injury like having mounting student-loan bills and no paycheck.) Here, three people who have lost their jobs in the past two years — and are still looking for new ones — share what it’s been like.

“I worry about money constantly. I qualify for the maximum amount of unemployment, which is about $400 a week after taxes. It won’t even cov

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