Unemployment rate soars - USA Today
Story date: 2008-06-06 05:44:00
Added on: 2008-06-06 07:01:08
WASHINGTON — The government said Friday that the nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5% in May — biggest monthly rise since 1986 — as nervous employers cut 49,000 jobs. It was a dramatic sign of a deeply troubled economy. The latest snapshot ...
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