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US employers laid off 467,000 jobs in June, hit a 26-year high unemployment rate: US Labor Department

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

(PTI): The US Labor Department says after American employers laid off 467,000 jobs in June, the rate of unemployment has hit a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.

The department says in its latest report that despite signs of recovery in the recession-hit economy, companies will likely cut more jobs to cope with the recent (more…)