U.S. jobless rate hits 9.7%, a 26-year high
Posted: September 5, 2009 at 5:17 a.m.
Job seekers look for employment on computers at JobTrain, an educational and training institution that also offers career counseling and job placement services, in Menlo Park, Calif.
The unemployment rate jumped to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that many experts say will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.
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