hour. living without work. this month, millions of the long-term unemployed are seeing their benefits expire. and a lengthy stint without a job takes more than just an economic toll. >> right, there's a psychological impact, as well. this month "fortune" magazine asks, what happens when the jobless just give up? joining us now is "fortune" magazine's daniel roth. it's happened to a lot of people, actually, just sort of giving up after trying and sending out resumes and trying to find a job. and not being able to get work. >> well, i think that a lot of people are seeing in this economy the frustration of doing everything they've been told they were supposed to do. networking, sending out the resumes, going on the job boards online, and trying to find these jobs when there aren't jobs out there. and you keep hearing there aren't jobs out there. and people are frustrated and giving up. and it's not just people entering the workforce or who haven't had job experience before. these are middle managers, people typically in the primes of their career, in the top