9.0 percent
In January, the unemployment rate (9.0 percent) declined by 0.4 percentage point for the second month in a row. The number of unemployed persons decreased by about 600,000, to 13.9 million.

What was the unemployment rate in November 2011?

The economy added 120,000 non-farm jobs in November. U.S. added 120,000 jobs last month, according to new numbers. Dec. 2, 2011— — The unemployment rate fell in November to 8.6 percent as the economy added 120,000 new non-farm jobs, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday.

What was the unemployment rate in November 2010?

9.8 percent
In November, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.8 percent; it was 9.6 percent in each of the prior 3 months. The number of unemployed persons was 15.1 million.

What was the unemployment rate in January 2010?

9.7 percent
In January, the number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent.

What was the unemployment rate in January 2012?

8.3 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent.

What was the jobless rate in 2010?

9.6 percent
The U.S. jobless rate was 9.6 percent in 2010, and the national employment-population ratio was 58.5 percent. In 2010, 15 States reported annual average unemployment rates of 10.0 percent or more. Nevada recorded the highest rate, 14.9 percent, followed by Michigan, 12.5 percent, and California, 12.4 percent.

Unfortunately, nothing rises in a straight line and so then it lost 3 million and got back down to 128.3 Million in January of 2011.

What was the increase in employment in August?

In August, financial activities employment rose by 15,000, with nearly half of the gain occurring in insurance carriers and related activities (+7,000). Financial activities has added 111,000 jobs over the year. Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in August (+37,000).

What are the employment statistics in the UK?

Employment in the UK data Estimates of UK employment, unemployment and economic inactivity broken down into age bands. Estimates of UK employment including a breakdown by sex, type of employment, and full-time and part-time working. Estimates for the hours that people in employment work in the UK.

What was the largest increase in employment in South Africa?

Total employment went up in six of the 10 industries, with the largest increases recorded in community and social services (113 thousand), followed by finance (76 thousand) and transport (36 thousand).