Data Points: Unemployment

The unemployment rate has increased 1.4 percent in the past 12 months

By U.S. News Staff

October 7, 2008 RSS Feed Print
  • 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

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Informbalance of 10:13AM January 02, 2010

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.

RHAAS of PA 2:14PM November 02, 2008

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!

SHARON of PA 9:19PM October 14, 2008

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