unemployment News Updates

Business

Unemployment Falls to 9.7%

The U.S. economy added 431,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 9.7% in May from 9.9% in April, the Labor Department said Friday.

June 4, 2010
Business

Payrolls, Unemployment Rate Increase in April

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.9% in April from 9.7% a month earlier, even as payrolls increased by the most in four years, the Labor Department said Friday.

May 7, 2010