With the people who've given up, it's what? 13-14%? Added- Nope, 16.5 in June.
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department said unemployment climbed to 9.5 percent in June, an increase that was not as severe as economists predicted.
The country lost 467,000 non-farm jobs in the month, the department said Thursday. Economists had predicted joblessness would edge higher to 9.6 percent from its previous mark of 9.4 percent.
The healthcare sector provided the only positive news with 21,000 jobs added in the month, in line with its average monthly gain for 2009. Last year, healthcare averaged 30,000 additional jobs a month.
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