Four states - California, South Carolina, Michigan and Rhode Island - registered unemployment rates above 10 percent in January, and the national rate is expected to hit double digits by the end of the year. ...more

March 12, 2009

The Bay area's unemployment rate is nearing double-digit levels, with 9.7 percent of the region's work force now jobless. ...more

March 7, 2009

The number of people out of work soared in the Bay area in January, with each county surpassing 9 percent and the area as a whole nearing double digit unemployment with 9.7 percent, according to state figures released Friday. ...more

March 6, 2009

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday downgraded its projections for the country's economic performance this year, predicting the economy will shrink and unemployment will rise. ...more

February 19, 2009

The Federal Reserve warned Wednesday that the nation's crippled economy is even worse than thought and predicted it would deteriorate throughout 2009, with no sign that the housing market will stabilize. ...more

February 18, 2009

WASHINGTON - Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent. The grim figures were further proof that the nation's job climate is deteriorating at an alarming clip with no end in sight. ...more

February 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - What do Tropicana Casino and Resort, Avis and the White House now have in common? ...more

January 25, 2009

With the Tampa Bay area's unemployment rate continuing to surge, a growing number of people appear to be pinning their job hopes on the health care industry. ...more

January 24, 2009

Unemployment is on the rise in Florida and the Tampa Bay area ...more

January 23, 2009