Fact Sheet Unemployment and Poverty Austin Nichols Display Date September 13, 2011 File File Download Report (57.4 KB) Poverty is higher among the unemployed. In 2010, 30 percent of the long-termunemployed were poor,and 66 percentof single parents unemployed more than 26 weeks were poor. Research Areas Families Children and youth Tags Economic well-being Policy Centers Income and Benefits Policy Center