Unemployment Tops 10 Percent
More bad economic news from The New York Times: The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of
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“„The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent in September, the Department of Labor said Friday in its monthly economic appraisal.
“„While the pace of the job losses has slowed significantly since the peak of the recessionlast winter, the unemployment rate, which measures the number of people actively seeking work, continues to climb, and economists do not foresee relief until well into next year.
“„“There’s no doubt that the slashing and burning of jobs has abated quite a lot,” said Allen L. Sinai, the founder of Decision Economics, a research firm. “The economy is recovering, but it is a very soft recovery.”
“„The agency also revised September’s losses to 219,000 from 263,000.
Not surprisingly, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was quick to pounce with this statement:
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