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%. ...full story at digg
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| 07 Nov 09 |
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Unemployment Rate Jumps to 10.2% » digg The October unemployment rate has just been released and it has jumped to double digits at 10.2%, the worst rate since 1983. Any higher unemployment rate would make this the worst recession since the Great Depression. So how is the Associated Press... |
| 06 Sep 08 |
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Jobless Rates Soar-Employers Trim Jobs For 8 Months In A Row » digg The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6 percent. The unemployment rate at 6.1% is up from 5.7% in July and 4.7% a year ago. |
| 24 Nov 08 |
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Why Unemployment Could Be Worse This Time » digg This fall a number of economists began predicting unemployment would rise to 8% during this recession, up from a reading of 6.5% in October. It would be the highest jobless rate in years. |
| 04 Sep 09 |
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US jobless rate climbs again in August » the register (uk) IT job stats lost in the murk The unemployment rate continues to edge up in the United States, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that over 14.9 million people who want to work can't find it.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud |
| 05 Jun 09 |
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US unemployment rate growth slowed in May » the register (uk) 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... |
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