Unemployment Rate (Feb. 4)
February 04, 2011 at 09:20 AM EST
The Unemployment Rate decreased to 9.0% in January, the lowest level in nearly two years, against expectations of an increase to 9.5%, after decreasing to 9.4% in December. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 600,000 to 13.9 million during the month. Nonfarm Payrolls, which were expected to increase by 137,000, increased only 36,000 in [...]
