Jobless '99ers' Have Fallen Though the Safety Net
By Alexandra Alper
Mary Kay Coyne (pictured left) has just filed what she says is her 1,862nd job application since being thrown out of work three years ago.
She is one of millions of Americans whose unemployment benefits have expired -- after 99 weeks in many states -- as the United States suffers its highest level of long-term unemployment since 1948.
