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Unemployment Jumps to 8.1%; 25 Year High

Friday, March 6, 2009 8:16 1 Comment

The US Labor Department reports that  US non-farm payrolls  fell by 651,000 in the short month of February bringing the US unemployment rate to 8.1%, the highest level in 25 years.
The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate
rose to 8.1 percent. Over the past [...]

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