Surviving unemployment: economic resources and job loss duration in blue-coll…

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 ma…