More The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate climbed to 9.6 percent and the number of job opportunities decreased by 54,000 on net in August. However, 114,000 of these job …
September 4, 2010 U.S. unemployment remains at historically high levels
WASHINGTON — Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak U.S. economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate ros…
Private employers added 67,000 jobs in August. But the unemployment rate ticked up from the July figure of 9.5 percent – in part because more people came back into the labor force to look for work.
Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as more people entered the market looking for work.Companies added a net total of 67,000 new jobs last mon…