Published September 05, 2009, 09:03 PM
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.
Jobless rate jumps again
Unemployment now at 9.7 percent; highest since ’83WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.
By: Associated Press, Worthington Daily Globe
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