[VRWCmember]

They don't even look at the people that are still without a job after there unemployment benefits run out. I have been unemployed for 1 1/2 years.

Not entirely true. If you have looked for a job in the last month you are still part of the labor force and would count as an unemployed worker. If you have quit looking for work and have decided to get by on some source other than labor employment, then you are no longer counted as an unemployed worker.