Number of jobless reaches 7-year high
Friday, April 9, 2010
Jobless number increased slightly in March by 2,910 from February, to 765,285, the highest since 2003, while unemployment rate came in at 8.36% data from the National Labor Department (ANOFM) show.At the end of February, 762,375 were unemployed, and the jobless rate was 8.3%, according to ANOFM.The number of people receiving jobless benefits rose in March for the 21st straight month to a level untouched since March 2003, when 779,154 were registered as unemployed. Of total number of ...