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 and Evidence Tax and Income Supports Family and Financial Well-Being Expertise Families Early Childhood Tags Economic well-being Children and youth