91.   At the heart of this new empowerment is a steadily falling unemployment rate.

92.   At the same time, powerful cultural forces still hobble European labor markets, where double-digit unemployment rates are common.

93.   At the same time, the temporary staffing industry has a difficult time finding workers because of the low unemployment rate.

94.   Australia employment fell in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a four-month high and suggesting the economy may not be running as fast as expected.

95.   At the same time, wage growth has slowed and the unemployment rate has hit a postwar record high.

96.   At the same time, wage growth slowed and the unemployment rate hit a postwar high.

97.   Banks and utilities fell after the unemployment rate slid to its lowest in seven years, which raised expectations the Bank of Canada may raise interest rates.

98.   Bay Area unemployment rates have actually declined.

99.   Because Austin workers have been losing their jobs in a steady stream all year, the local unemployment rate already reflects most of those job losses.

100.   Before the Asian tumult, the low U.S. unemployment rate convinced some analysts that the U.S. Federal Reserve would have to raise interest rates to fend off inflation.