San Francisco Chronicle logo San Francisco Chronicle 2 weeks ago

Unemployment rises above 10%

A report issued Friday by the Labor Department said the jobless rate jumped from 9.8 percent in September to its highest level since 1983. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

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  1. People shop for food at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington, Vt. , Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Around Vermont, demand is up at food shelves as Vermonters lose jobs, try to make ends meet on unemployment and struggle with heating, food and fuel costs.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: Job seekers attend the 'Operation: Hire Veterans Career Fair' sponsored by the Department of Labor at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum November 23, 2009 in New York City. The job fair was expected to attract at least 2,500 applicants as the economy continues to sputter.
  3. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 23: A worker walks by near empty shelves in the warehouse at the San Francisco Food Bank November 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  4. LONG BEACH, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Job seekers attend the Long Beach Mega Diversity Career Fair at the First Congregational Church on November 20, 2009 in Long Beach, California. Unemployment rose in 29 US states and the District of Columbia during October according to a government report today.
  5. GLENDALE, CA - NOVEMBER 16: A worker cleans a new car at Star Ford car dealership on November 16, 2009 in Glendale California. US retail auto sales were up 1.4 percent, higher than analysts expected in October, suggesting that the economy continues to recover even as unemployment climbs.
  6. US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on November 12, 2009 before his departure.
  7. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Employment seekers visit vendore as they walk the ballroom of hotel at a job fair titled 'Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet' that attracted hundreds of veterans on November 10, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Lourdes Espaillat, an architectural student just out of school, speaks with a perspective employer at a job fair sponsored by Monster.com that attracted hundreds of people on November 6, 2009 in New York City.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. During his remarks, Obama commented on the recent shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas and on the release of the latest unemployment figures.

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