Unemployment Rate
Timothy Geithner: US jobless rate will stay 'unacceptably' high
April 01, 2010U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the nation's jobless rate will be "unacceptably high" for a long time. Thursday, Geithner told television interviewers on NBC that businesses are going to start creating jobs again, but also said...
US jobless rate hits highest level since 1983
November 06, 2009By Jim Randle The U.S. unemployment rate rose sharply in October, hitting 10.2 percent, the highest level since 1983. Friday's report from the Labor Department says U.S. employers cut fewer workers in October than the prior month, but the overall...