21.   Unemployment had soared into the upper teens, and some idled workers who were unable to pay mortgages simply left town.

22.   Unemployment soared in the east, growing to more than double western levels.

23.   Unemployment soared.

24.   With their stock markets crashing, unemployment soaring and currencies under attack, these governments feel they can no longer give foreign investors carte blanche in their markets.

25.   But as unemployment soared in recent years, planning infringements were generally overlooked.

26.   But as unemployment soared, the apartheid regime yielded to the sheer numbers of hawkers and vendors swarming the streets.

27.   But in recent months, several Asian countries have seen their currencies plunge to all-time lows while unemployment has soared.

28.   But their relationship soured this year as Argentina failed to shrug off a year-long recession and unemployment soared to record levels.

29.   Her husband and brothers had jobs in factories or as drivers, but lost them as Mongolia shifted to a market economy and unemployment soared.

30.   In their aftermath, consumer confidence has plunged, unemployment has soared and manufacturing, the weakest part of the economy, has sunk deeper into its own recession.