NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05:  A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during early trading December 5, 2008 in New York City. Stocks fell sharply in early trading partly due to a new monthly jobs report that again saw a sharp rise in the number of Americans who have lost their jobs. The unemployment rate has now risen to 6.7 percent as employers shed 533,000 jobs in November. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during early trading December 5, 2008 in New York City. Stocks fell sharply in early trading partly due to a new monthly jobs report that again saw a sharp rise in the number of Americans who have lost their jobs. The unemployment rate has now risen to 6.7 percent as employers shed 533,000 jobs in November.