A contingent of unemployed D.C. residents and others will meet at 3 p.m., Tues., Oct. 11 at the Hart Senate Office Building to share their stories as President Barack Obama's Jobs Act goes before the Senate.
Meanwhile, thousands of people across the country have been jobless for more than a year -- and many like D.C. resident Andre Henson -- no longer able to make ends meet, await space at homeless shelters.
The unemployment rate in the District jumped to a nearly a record high of 11.1 percent in August from 10.8 percent the previous month, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Although national unemployment is stabilizing, the District's jobless rate continues to soar, approaching the record of 11.6 percent reached in February 1983.