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01 Dec 2010 21:32

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Biz: Clap your hands, unemployed people! We’re about to break a record!

  • 18 number of months that the U.S. has had unemployment above 9 percent, as of October’s numbers (November’s come out Friday)
  • 18 the record for consecutive months in the post-World War II era, set in the ’80s; you guessed it, we’re about to break this tally source
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05 Nov 2010 09:56

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Biz: Unemployment stays put despite genuinely solid job growth

  • 151,000 the increase in hiring in October – mostly on the back of private sector jobs, which is really good
  • 9.6% the current unemployment rate, which didn’t improve even though jobs numbers were strong source
  • » Far better than predicted: Economists were expecting a hiring increase of around 60,000 in October, which was more than doubled. So hey, that’s a positive!
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08 Oct 2010 10:27

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Biz: Unemployment numbers: Same level of suckiness as last month

  • 95k number of jobs lost in September, mostly government jobs
  • 64k number of jobs gained in the private sector, which is good but modest
  • 9.6% the current jobless rate, which remains steady this month source
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02 Apr 2010 10:49

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Biz: The jobless rate stayed flat, but companies are hiring again; yes!

  • 9.7% the current unemployment rate, which is unchanged from February
  • 162k the number of jobs created in March, which is good, but below estimates
  • 6.5M the number of people unemployed six months or more, which is a record source
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18 Sep 2009 11:26

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Biz, U.S.: Michigan tops in unemployment, but four other states right behind

  • 15.2% of people in Michigan don’t have jobs, which is beyond incredibly lame, BTW
  • four other states have unemployment above 12%, which is still pretty darn lame source
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08 May 2009 11:13

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U.S.: Take a breather: Unemployment’s up, but slowing down

  • 8.9% the current jobless rate, the highest since 1983
  • 539,000 jobs lost in April – a rate lower than expected source
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