The long, lonely search for a job

Story Highlights 4.4 million Americans have been without a job at least six monthsRoss has always worked, including holding down two jobs in the 1990sHe sometimes feels like an invisible man, ignored by potential employers CINCINNATI -- Ray Ross opens the spiral notebook and grimaces as he reads the numbers on the page. One side shows his family's income for the month, the other lists the bills. It's a simple equation, neatly written by his wife in columns labeled "due,""paid" and "balance." Ray can tell right away the numbers don't add up. "Here's what we have," says his wife, Judi, pointing at the page from across the kitchen table. "And here's what we owe." It's early March, and the...