"I never done it in my life - I don't,know kind of hard, that's why I am still here - unemployed."

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But the bank would say, hey you're unemployed; we can't give you a mortgage.

但银行会说,你失业了,所以我们不能给你办贷款

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Another 6.5 million wanted to work but had given up looking and therefore weren't counted as unemployed.

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The thousands of Americans who are unemployed couldn't get a mortgage even if rates were 1%.

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"My personal view is that hiring is like musical chairs, and if only the people who are already on the dance floor are playing, then the long-term unemployed can't get in the game, " said Falk, who was laid off four years ago.

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