Jobless Rate Hits 9.8% In September

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T he unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in September as employers cut far more jobs than expected, evidence that the longest recession since the 1930s is still inflicting widespread pain. If laid-off workers who have settled for part-time work or have given up looking for new jobs are included, the unemployment rate rose to 17 percent, the highest on records dating from 1994..more...