WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 9.4 percent in May, exceeding economists' expectations by 0.2 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. employment picture eroded sharply in November with unemployment jumping from 6.5 percent to 6.7 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. employment picture worsened in August with a 0.4 percent jump in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. employment rose last month by 113,000, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.8 percent from June's 4.6 percent.
WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. non-farm employment last month grew a surprisingly weak 121,000 but the overall unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent, the Labor Department reported.
WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) -- U.S. employment edged up last month by about 75,000, leaving the nation's unemployment rate steady at a historically low 4.6 percent.
LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Unemployment in Spain and Germany slipped below 10 percent in May, according to Eurostat data released Friday.
WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. payroll employment rose by 248,000 jobs in May, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent, the Department of Labor said Friday.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. unemployment might rise if a significant number of people who are not seeking work decide to return to the formal job market.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Non-farm employment declined by 93,000 in August, the steepest drop in five months, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
