A disturbing employment trend is hiding beneath the latest strong job numbers

The average jobless worker's bout of unemployment surpassed 27 weeks in October, the highest outside of the pandemic period in a decade.

# A disturbing employment trend is hiding beneath the latest strong job numbers The average jobless worker's bout of unemployment surpassed 27 weeks in October, the highest outside of the pandemic period in a decade. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/long-term-unemployment-october-jobs-report.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*