beverly gordon never imagined it would be so hard finding work. >> i feel like it's, in a sense, like a depression more so than a recession. >> reporter: she lost her job as an administrative assistant a year and a half ago and now holding down temp positions. now she says even though are hard to come by. >> it seems like there's sort of an abyss there. i don't think the jobs really are there. >> reporter: today's unemployment report isn't expected to show any improvement. analysts predict the economy lost at least 65,000 jobs in july and the unemployment rate will edge up from 9.5% to 9.6%. the economy has grown in the past year, regaining 73% of the output lost during the recession. but only 7% of the more than 8 million jobs lost. >> huge disconnect between recovery and output and recovery and jobs. >> reporter: analysts agree. faster job growth is the key to getting the economy back on track. 13 million private sector jobs would need to be added by the end of 2013 to bring unemployment down to 6%. that's 320,000 new jobs every month. but beverly gordon can't wait until then. >> i

. >> reporter: beverly gordon fights back panic every day as her job hunt drags on towards a two-year >> never in a million years did i ever think that it would be this difficult. >> reporter: since losing her job as an executive assistant, she survived on temporary work and unemployment checks. but those benefits end in november. >> i want to sustain myself. i want to be able to provide and be back on my feet. i really want to work more than anything else. >> reporter: but work is not easy to find. the latest unemployment reports shows the economy lost 131,000 jobs in july. mostly because of temporary census work ending. with more than 14 million unemployed, the jobless rate held steady at 9.5%. >> for america's workers, families and small businesses, progress needs to come faster. >> reporter: wall street agrees, because when people are worried about their jobs, they don't spend money, they save it. that hurts business. >> people basically just don't have the money. i mean, they are either worried or don't have the money. >> reporter: theresa has been worried for two years. ever sin