In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, analysts Matt Koppenheffer, David Hanson, and Morgan Housel take a step back from individual stocks and discuss one troubling macroeconomic trend. The group examines the current level of U.S. citizens receiving unemployment.

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