Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate surged to the highest level in nearly 16 years last month as a deepening year-long recession forced companies to cut payrolls by more than half a million jobs, data showed on Friday.<div class="feedflare">
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