31.   But with the jobless rate rising and industrial production continuing to slide, the economists finally felt confident enough to make their announcement.

32.   But with the jobless rate so low, employers will likely raise wages to attract workers, putting upward pressure on prices.

33.   Compared with Europeans at the moment, we have lower taxes and a far lower jobless rate.

34.   Consumer spending in Spain has been held back by escalating interest rates and a stubbornly high jobless rate.

35.   Despite historically low jobless rates, Big Labor is likely to campaign for a presidential veto.

36.   Despite record unemployment nationally, Clinton said, many areas of the country remain economically stagnant, some with jobless rates double the national average.

37.   Discontent is highest in eastern Germany, where jobless rates are painfully high, giving the party a solid local base among the aggrieved.

38.   Early polls indicate that most analysts look for a rise in the jobless rate.

39.   Economists polled by Bloomberg Business News were expecting the jobless rate to remain stable.

40.   Economists cautioned against putting too much emphasis on on month-to-month fluctuations because of recent changes in how the jobless rate is calculated.