Data Points: Unemployment
The unemployment rate has increased 1.4 percent in the past 12 months
- 6.1%: Unemployment rate in September 2008
- 9.5 million: Number of unemployed people in September 2008
- 2.2 million: Increase in number of unemployed people in the past 12 months
- 1.4%: Increase in unemployment rate in the past 12 months
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Reader Comments
No Jobs and No Emergency Unemployment Extension
Our country now is in need of the jobs that were outsourced to other countries, unfortunately I don't see an easy way to bring them back to the U.S.A. The congress could pass an unemployment extension that would last 1 year, and include training and job placement even if it means government project development. Let's see if congress really has a concern in the direction of where the country will go after the next session in November.
unemployment
IM ANOTHER unemployed female in Pa. i have never ever collected unemployment in my life, and now at age 43, i have lost my job and have searched, interviewed, ect..over and over and over ect.. to no avail. now my extentsion is up, and still nothing, NOW im looking forward to losing my house for Christmas
THANKS ALOT BUSH!!!!!!! YOU GOOD FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING CREEP!
UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION
I concur. I am in the same situation. For the past 11 months I have looked for work, internet, job fairs, temp agencies, craigslist, local paper, networking etc. Anything I can do. I am still unemployed and as time passes the UE raye grows seems like daily which will make it even harder to find employment. DISD has layed of many employees and other companies are downsizing as well. This reflects the Temp agency business across the board. Congress needs to take a serious look at the unemployment extension AGAIN. The UE rate is higher now than it was at the last extension.
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