51.   But the Treasury warned that it was too early to predict whether the unemployment rate had peaked.

52.   The narrowing of differences is revealed most obviously in a comparison of unemployment rates over the last decade.

53.   The unemployment rate is close to the national average, and the recession has hit far harder in the south.

54.   The size of the public sector deficit is one of them, the unemployment rate is not.

55.   However, the Scottish industry minister, Allan Stewart, said Scotland now had the third lowest unemployment rate of all the UK regions.

56.   The unemployment rate and the ratio of job-seekers to vacancies both fell precipitately.

57.   Although it remains far lower than the US unemployment rate, the rising jobless rate confirms that the slowdown has arrived.

58.   Although the unemployment rate fell during his presidency, many high-paying jobs in manufacturing were lost to foreign competition.

59.   Although the unemployment rate remains low in Massachusetts, the pace of job growth is slowing.

60.   Although the unemployment rate remains low, many workers still feel insecure about their jobs, and many more are growing weary of the workday grind.