Given the rise in unemployment since then, that is hardly a surprise.

The rise in unemployment has given the Fed breathing room.

The cost would depend on the extent of the rise in unemployment.

And with the rise in unemployment, more people are losing what limited coverage they had.

The lack of credit is huge and has contributed to the rise in unemployment.

The developing economic crisis threatens to cause a serious rise in unemployment levels.

Among the most alarming consequences is a rapid rise in unemployment.

A long rise in unemployment, to more than 10 percent, is showing signs of topping out.

Why not instead cut rates to prevent a rise in unemployment, for which, equally, no evidence exists?

Labor Department officials cautioned yesterday against reading too much into the rise in unemployment.

We also have a very clear problem, a social problem, which is the most serious of all: the rise in unemployment.

Where technology fails, income tends to fall and there is a rise in unemployment.

But this time, the rise in unemployment is smaller than you would have thought given the stagnant state of the economy.

Some economists prefer a definition of a 1.5% rise in unemployment within 12 months.

Job migration must not lead to a rise in unemployment, if national labour markets are flexible enough.

The recent economic crisis has resulted in a rise in unemployment.

That preference has been strengthened by an alarming rise in unemployment since last autumn.

A wage freeze and a sharp rise in unemployment helped bring down inflation to around 4 percent last year.

This differential impact has worsened with the rapid rise in unemployment.

During the same period there has been a significant overall fall in employment and rise in unemployment, among 16-18-year-olds.

This quarter's rise in unemployment mainly reflects more people entering the labour market.

This is the only way to oppose the rise in unemployment effectively without it taking a single penny from the budget.

All three countries face a rise in unemployment and a wave of business failures linked to Iraqi commerce.

Employment has increased modestly despite the rise in unemployment.

The sharp rise in unemployment has further impeded change.

The pain has come from a steady increase in unemployment.

We must, though, take steps to deal with the constant increase in unemployment.

Major structural change, which will mean a large increase in unemployment, is likely to be put off.

Among all the red states from the last election, the average increase in unemployment has been 0.8 percentage points.

The sudden increase in unemployment after 1930 gave it further importance.

It is about the recent increase in unemployment affecting women more.

But with the latest increases in unemployment, even that may be too low.

To reverse the increase in unemployment, the economy would have to grow by at least 3 to 3.5 percent.

The key question is whether the Government's policy will lead to an increase in unemployment or tend to reduce it.

Cameron says any increase in unemployment is bad news and a tragedy for those involved.

Still, officials say that a serious increase in unemployment, now more than 16 percent, will lead to political insurrection.

A significant increase in unemployment and the subsequent impact on property values would certainly affect us all.

The latest figures show that the increase in unemployment is continuing to slow down.

The study also found a small, but statistically significant, increase in unemployment for adults aged 20-24.

The consequences of this situation would be an increase in unemployment and poverty - something we cannot accept.

Part of today's debate has been about an increase in unemployment which has hit this country like so many others.

Helped Washington families during these tough times by providing a temporary increase in unemployment benefits to 70,000 citizens.

Studies also suggest that immigration is correlated with a slight increase in unemployment.

Consumer confidence actually rose, despite an increase in unemployment.

For workers, crises meant an increase in unemployment, and wage-cuts.

"An eight percent drop in the price we get for food exports is going to mean a significant increase in unemployment."

The Report does imply that the reconstruction process will give rise to a temporary increase in unemployment.

It is good news that the increase in unemployment in this country last month was the lowest for almost a year.

The Government has warned of a steep increase in unemployment, and is trying to set up a job-placement service.

Employers seem happy about the increase in unemployment, saying it will result in greater efficiency.