The unemployment rate usually rises during a recession.
high
The Official Unemployment rate (U-3) in US for August 2011 was 9.1.Below are the other unemployment rates in US for August 2011 :U-1 Unemployment rate : 5.4U-2 Unemployment rate : 5.3U-3 Unemployment rate : 9.1U-4 Unemployment rate : 9.7U-5 Unemployment rate : 10.6U-6 Unemployment rate : 16.2
The unemployment rate in the US in August, 2010 was 9.6%. See the Related Link below.
According to the Related Link below, the US unemployment rate was 4.2% in 1928. It jumped to 8.7% in 1930, and was 23.6% in 1932.
According to the Vidal Statistics the unemployment rate in 1940 was 14.6% (8.1 million total unemployed)
Unemployment in Ireland is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey. As of the first Quarter of 2010 the unemployment rate is 12.9% (The link below should keep linking to the most up to date QNHS)
The Official Unemployment rate (U-3) in US for August 2011 was 9.1.Below are the other unemployment rates in US for August 2011 :U-1 Unemployment rate : 5.4U-2 Unemployment rate : 5.3U-3 Unemployment rate : 9.1U-4 Unemployment rate : 9.7U-5 Unemployment rate : 10.6U-6 Unemployment rate : 16.2
High unemployment generally leads to higher crime and more defaults on home loans.
7.50%
The unemployment rate in the US in August, 2010 was 9.6%. See the Related Link below.
Per the U.S. Department of Labor the unemployment rate in the U.S. in January 2011 was 9%
El Centro, California with an unemployment rate of almost 27%.
According to the Related Link below, the US unemployment rate was 4.2% in 1928. It jumped to 8.7% in 1930, and was 23.6% in 1932.
According to the Vidal Statistics the unemployment rate in 1940 was 14.6% (8.1 million total unemployed)
7.8%
Over population in general is causing unemployment as we cannot keep up with growth. Shipping too many jobs overseas. Having too many immigrant workers here in the US does not help either.
7.9% (April 2010)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)