. >> reporter: angeline davis has had plenty of time to walk her dog in the year and a half she's been looking for work. does the job market look any better to you? >> until i get a job, to me it's the same. you know what i mean? >> reporter: a former corporate meeting and events plaerp, davis has found some temporary work as a receptionist, but she's been turned down for retail sales jobs. >>un, people think that you are either over-qualified, they know that you're going to leave as soon as something comes better. i mean, whatever their reasons, they don't-- they don't call me back. >> reporter: while the unemployment rate did dip in july, the employment rate-- that's the percentage of the american population that is working-- has remained largely flat at about 58% since 2010. davis, who is 51 and single, doesn't have children to support, but she worries about losing her apartment. your unemployment benefits have run out? >> as of yesterday i found out. >> reporter: do you know what you're going to do? >> yeah, i usually have a plan "b" in my back pocket and i don't. i don't know what