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Discrimination in [un]employment? Discrimination in [Un]employment? By: Omar A. Lopez, Esq. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current estimated number of unemployed persons is 13.9 million, making the unemployment rate approximately 9%.[1] The number of long-term unemployed (those that have remained jobless for over 27 weeks) is estimated to be 5.9 million.