Article: Unemployment rate at two-year high, 7.6%. 228,000 are out of work; 35,000 workers lost their jobs in Jan.-March

Article: METRO AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN TO 6.2 PERCENT
The Journal Record;  April 26, 1986 ;     700+ words ... ... appears that the unemployment rate will continue to ... recorded the highest unemployment rate in the state in March ... said. About 1,900 workers lost their jobs when the ... Ottawa County's unemployment rate in February was 7 ...

Article: The Real Unemployment Rate Hits a 68-Year High
Dollars & Sense;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... 6.0 million U.S. workers lost their jobs. The big ... their jobs. The official unemployment rate hit 9.4% in May ... fronted a 1 5.5% unemployment rate, while the unemployment rate for work- ers with just ...

Article: Unemployment rate deception
Dollars & Sense;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... A more realistic unemployment rate-one that includes ... unemployed brings june's unemployment rate up to 7.3%. If ... overall, while black workers lost jobs (despite searching ... past decade, the unemployment rate among African Americans ...

Article: New Jersey Bucks Unemployment Rate Trend.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... While the nation's unemployment rate took a big jump in November ... November. The nation's unemployment rate stands at 5.7 percent ... caused by the fact that the unemployment rate measures whether New Jersey ... of Houston. About 250 workers lost their jobs. Some sectors ...

Article: Job hunt even tough for college graduates: ; Unemployment ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  January 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... with the national unemployment rate of 6.7 percent ... the 10.5 percent unemployment rate among those without ... 2003. Because the unemployment rate tends to lag behind ... and more educated workers lost their jobs at a higher ...

Article: Japan's Unemployment Rate Stabilizes
AP Online;  March 1, 2001 ;     456 words ... ... AP) -- Japan's unemployment rate stayed at a record ... percent, the high unemployment rate underscores severe ... January, as more male workers lost full-time jobs ... jobless, keeping the unemployment rate flat from December ...

Transcript: Profile: Rising unemployment rate
NPR All Things Considered;  May 4, 2001 ;     606 words ... ... Profile: Rising unemployment rate Host: ROBERT SIEGEL ... that the nation's unemployment rate rose again last month ... includes temporary workers lost 108,000 jobs ... latest drop, the unemployment rate has risen in the ...