May 03 Unemployment Rate Jumps to Six Percent Unemployment rose to 6 percent in April, the highest since August 1994, as the U.S. workforce still appears to be feeling the effects of last year's recession. Continue reading
Dec 07 Unemployment Rates Rise for Second Month Unemployment rates again rose sharply to 5.7 percent, its highest mark in six years. Nearly 331,000 people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time in November, the Labor Department announced Friday. Continue reading
Nov 02 Unemployment Rate Jumps to 5.4 Percent in October The nation's unemployment rate jumped half a percentage point in October to post a 5-year high of 5.4 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. Continue reading