This article examines the economic resources used by a sample of 324 displaced blue-collar workers coping with job loss for varying lengths of time. Analyses showed the worsening financial plight of workers unemployed for more than six months, with almost all of those jobless for more than two years becoming deeply impoverished. Data also revealed the pivotal role of unemployment benefits in maintaining a household's economic viability. Workers without such benefits and almost all workers unemployed for more than two years relied on government means-tested programs for household survival. In contrast, informal support from family and friends, which was another important source of financial assistance, remained consistently high for households at all periods after job loss. The findings suggest that the service needs of unemployed workers and their families may become much greater as their economic plight deepens. Social workers need to be alert in identifying these long-term displaced workers.