unemployment News Updates

Business

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.1% in May

The U.S. unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point in May to 9.1%, while the economy added 54,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.

June 3, 2011
Business

Economy Adds Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rises to 9%

The U.S. economy added 244,000 jobs in April — including 4,500 trucking jobs — but the unemployment rate rose to 9%, the Labor Department said Friday.

May 6, 2011
Business

Trucking Jobs Grow 3% to 1.27 Million in March

The number of people employed in trucking rose 3% in March, compared with a year ago, to a seasonally adjusted 1.27 million, the Department of Labor reported April 1.

April 11, 2011
Business

Unemployment Rate Falls to Two-Year Low 8.8%; Trucking Adds 1,600 Jobs

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a two-year low rate of 8.8% in March as the economy added about 216,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.

April 1, 2011
Business

Trucking Adds 11,200 Jobs During February, Labor Says

The U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in February, including 11,200 in trucking, the largest monthly gain for the industry since 1995, the Department of Labor reported.

March 14, 2011
Business

Unemployment Rate Falls Below 9% for First Time Since 2009

The U.S. unemployment rate fell below 9% in February for the first time in almost two years as employers added 192,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.

March 4, 2011
Business

Unemployment Rate Falls to 9%; Trucking Adds 3,200 Jobs

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9% in January, the lowest in almost two years, from 9.4% in December, the Labor Department said Friday.

February 4, 2011
Business

Trucking Adds 2,600 Jobs in December

Trucking added 2,600 jobs in December, helping to reduce the nation’s unemployment rate from 9.8% to 9.4%, the lowest since July 2009, the U.S. Labor Department said in its latest report.

January 17, 2011
Business

Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.4%

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9.4% in December, the lowest in a year and a half, the Labor Department said Friday.

January 7, 2011
Business

Unemployment Rate Climbs to 9.8%, Payrolls Rise

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in November, while the total number of jobs and the number of trucking jobs increased, the Labor Department said Friday.

December 3, 2010