Jobless rate at 9.7 percent; 216 thousand jobs lost in August

Friday, September 4, 2009

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.

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