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The U.S. economy lost 598,000 jobs during January 2009, with unemployment rising to 7.6 percent. (New York Times) Canada's economy lost 129,000 jobs during January 2009, an all-time record, with unemployment rising to 7.2 percent. (AP via Google News) Bankruptcies in the United Kingdom rose during 2008 by 50 percent to an all-time high. (ABC ...
Projected Unemployment Rate. According to a March 2009 Industry Survey of and by the National Association of Business Economists, 60.3% of their economists who had reviewed the fiscal stimulus enacted in February 2009 projected it would have a modest impact in shortening the recession, with 29.4% anticipating little or no impact as well as 10.3 ...
A rough comparison of September 2014 (when the unemployment rate was 5.9%) versus October 2009 (when the unemployment rate peaked at 10.0%) helps illustrate the analytical challenge. The civilian population increased by roughly 10 million during that time, with the labor force increasing by about 2 million and those not in the labor force ...
The U.S. economy lost 'only' 345,000 jobs in May, the U.S. Labor Department announced Friday, with the nation's unemployment rate rising to 9.4 percent, the highest rate Job losses slow in May ...
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By 24/7 Wall Street When the U.S. labor market is discussed, the national figures naturally take center stage. But the job hunt picture across the country can be very different -- not just between ...
July 2009 Australian unemployment rate: 5.8% [28] August 2009 Australian unemployment rate: 5.8% [29] September 2009 Australian unemployment rate: 5.7% [30] October 2009 Australian unemployment rate: 5.8% [31] The unemployment rate for October rose slightly due to population growth and other factors leading to 35,000 people looking for work ...
The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 9.7 percent in August, as employers cut 216,000 jobs last month, a new report from the Labor Department showed, signaling that the job market remains ...