71.   And in some ways it has actually worsened, as the escalating unemployment rate indicates.

72.   And job growth roared, creating an exceptionally tight labor market that pushed the unemployment rate to record lows and held it there.

73.   And on a historical basis, the unemployment rate is still low.

74.   And unemployment rates are twice that of the United States.

75.   And the unemployment rates among African-American and Hispanic workers remain at historic lows.

76.   And the unemployment rate for adult men, whites and minorities all increased slightly.

77.   Any shrinkage of the labor force tends to hold the unemployment rate down.

78.   Argentina reports the unemployment rate two times a year, in May and December.

79.   As a result, the unemployment rate moved up just a tenth of a point in November, a change deemed statistically insignificant.

80.   As America pauses for Labor Day, more people have jobs than ever before and the unemployment rate is close to its lowest level in a generation.