Nearly two million Americans are dealing with long-term unemployment

Long-term unemployment accounted for 27.3% of total joblessness in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In June, employers added 57,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% in June from 4.3% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released earlier this month. But the BLS report indicated another trend impacting millions of Americans: long-term unemployment.