RunInRed 16,528 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Employers buffeted by talk of a recession slashed 80,000 payroll jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses. The unemployment rate jumped to 5.1% The new employment figures sounded the loudest warning yet that the country could well be in a recession. The Labor Department reported that the seasonally adjusted civilian unemployment rate jumped from 4.8% in February to 5.1% in March. Though the figure is relatively moderate by historical standards, it was nonetheless the highest since September 2005, a time of job losses related to the devastating blows of Gulf Coast hurricanes. http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/economy...h_548937_3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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