In a hearing before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the unemployment figures for May 2008. The employment situation continued to worsen with the number of unemployed persons rising to 8.5 million or 5.5% of the U.S. population. This represents the largest month-to-month percentage increase in the unemployment rate since 1986. 

 (from WorldAtWork.org)

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