U.S. jobless rate hits 9.4 percent - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The BLS said the unemploymenr rate continuedto rise, increasing to 9.4 percenft from 8.9 percent. Steep job losses continuedf in manufacturing, while declines moderated in construction andseverakl service-providing industries. The number of unemployed persons increasecdby 787,000, to 14.5 millionh in May. Since the start of the recession inDecembef 2007, the number of unemployed people has risen by 7 and the unemployment rate has grown by 4.5 percentage Unemployment rates rose in May for adult men (9.8 percent), adult women (7.5 whites (8.6 percent) and Hispanica (12.7 percent). The jobless rates for teenagersa (22.7 percent) and blacks (14.9 percent) were little changedr over the month.
The unemployment rate for Asiansxwas 6.7 percent in May, not seasonally up from 3.8 percenty a year earlier. Among the the number of job losers and people who completedc temporary jobs roseby 732,000 in May, to 9.5 This group has increased by 5.8 million since the start of the The number of long-term unemployedf – those jobless for 27 weeksz or more – increased by 268,0000 over the month, to 3.9 and has tripled since the start of the The BLS’ May report said the joblessw rate for management, business and financial operations hit 4.6 up from 2.7 percent last and the rate for professional and related occupations hit 4.2 percent, up from 2.5 percen last year.