The Breakdown: The Ripple Effects of Unemployment | Marketplace from American Public Media

Times are still hard, even months after this article.

I am kind of working again, making nowhere near what I used to. I imagine many, many others are considering themselves lucky to be in the same boat.

I know the news sounds better - and I truly hope it is - but we've got a long way to go. And getting back to where we started isn't going to make me cheer either. Let us find a way to do better. All of us.