Nearly 1.2 million jobs have been lost this year. The unemployment rate is at its highest level since 1994. Retail sales were dismal last month and for automakers, October was the worst month in more than a quarter-century.
unemployment rateCall it a recession, alreadyCNN Money Fri, 11/07/2008 - 12:03pm
Nearly 1.2 million jobs have been lost this year. The unemployment rate is at its highest level since 1994. Retail sales were dismal last month and for automakers, October was the worst month in more than a quarter-century. Nation's Jobless Rate Hits A 14-Year HighNPR Programs: Morning Edition Fri, 11/07/2008 - 8:05am
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. Irish jobless rate at decade highBBC Finance Wed, 11/05/2008 - 7:44am
Ireland's unemployment rate reaches a decade high of 6.7%, according to official figures. Workforce Loses 159,000 Jobs In SeptemberNPR Programs: Morning Edition Fri, 10/03/2008 - 8:42am
Data from the Labor Department Friday showed September was the nine straight month of job losses. The nation's unemployment rate held steady at 6.1 percent. Jobless Rate For August Tops 6 PercentNPR Programs: Morning Edition Fri, 09/05/2008 - 10:33am
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. Behind the minimum wage debateCNN Money Fri, 09/05/2008 - 10:22am
The unemployment rate is now above 6% for the first time since 2003 and more than 600,000 jobs have been lost so far this year. Jobless rate soars to 6.1%CNN Money Fri, 09/05/2008 - 9:08am
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. Unemployment at 4-year highCNN Money Fri, 08/01/2008 - 7:56am
Employers trimmed jobs once again in July and the unemployment rate hit a four-year high, according to a government report Friday that showed the seventh straight month of job losses . |