U.S. unemployment hits highest rate since Great Depression
Unemployment in the United States is at its highest rate since the Great Depression, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Unemployment in the United States is at its highest rate since the Great Depression, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The US economy added 224,000 jobs in June, a strong comeback for the labor market after a disappointing May.
The job market keeps pumping out jobs.
How low can we go?
Black unemployment is at its lowest point on record, yet it's still well above the jobless rate for white, Hispanic or Asian Americans.
America's unemployment rate has plummeted from 10% during the Great Recession to 4.1% today. Goldman Sachs thinks it's not done falling.
Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased in July and the state lost jobs based on a new monthly report.
Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased in July and the state lost jobs based on a new monthly report.
Local unemployment rates rose in all of Wisconsin's major cities and in most counties last month.
Local unemployment rates rose in all of Wisconsin's major cities and in most counties last month.