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The Labor Department reports that the nation's unemployment rate rose 6.5 percent last month. The number of jobs lost were a lot higher than expected.

The report indicates that the downturn in the economy this year has been even deeper and more dramatic than most economists had expected.

The jobless rate is at a 14-year high.

Ireland's unemployment rate reaches a decade high of 6.7%, according to official figures.

The U.S. unemployment rate leaped to 6.1 percent in August, the highest in nearly five years. The Labor Department released the numbers Friday, and they're worse than what many economists expected.

The economy lost another 84,000 jobs in August, and more than 9 million Americans are out of work.

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The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts.

The US economy sheds 84,000 jobs last month, more than expected, raising the jobless rate to a near five-year high.

The US unemployment rate climbed to 5.7% in July, its highest in more than four years, official data shows.

The unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in May, with 8.5 million people out of work last month.

It's the largest monthly increase since February of 1986. The Labor Department numbers are further evidence that the country may be in a recession.

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