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November 30, 2009


Jobless Rate Passes 10% with Heavy Losses in Construction



November 6, 2009


The U.S. unemployment rate jumped from 9.8% to 10.2% in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Nov.6. That rate exceeds economists' estimates of 9.9% and is the highest since April 1983.

Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 190,000, more than the 175,000 jobs that economists had forecast. The largest job losses in October were in construction, manufacturing, and retail. The economy lost 219,000 jobs in September, revised from a previous estimate of 263,000. In the last three months, job losses have averaged 188,000 per month, compared with an average of 357,000 during the prior three months.

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