Economic meltdown cooling? The unemployment rate in the United States rose to 9.4 per cent in May, after employers cut 345,000 jobs. That's certainly nothing to be happy about, until you realize that this is about half the average job losses per month... ...full story at the register (uk)
from the register (uk) on Fri, Jun 05 2009
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The Country is Bleeding (MAP) » digg While the recession is "over" the unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in September from 9.7% in August. That's 214,000 more people who are jobless in the United States. The last time unemployment was this high was back in June 1983 when it was 10.1%. |
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Employers unexpectedly cut jobs in December » digg U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 85,000 jobs in December, government data showed on Friday, cooling optimism on the labor market's recovery and keeping pressure on President Barack Obama. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 10 percent in December. |
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