71.   Reflecting stiffer international competition from reduced trade barriers, unemployment has risen well into double digits and many businesses have closed or cut back operations.

72.   Retailers are hurting, unemployment is rising, and real estate development is slowing.

73.   Real estate prices have plunged, unemployment has risen and loan repayment has faltered.

74.   So one job sector keeps growing even as unemployment rises.

75.   Some analysts have predicted that if the economy slows and unemployment rises, losses would soar for credit card issuers.

76.   Swiss retail sales have declined for seven consecutive months as disposable incomes fell and unemployment rose.

77.   That contrasts with grim prospects in France for example, where unemployment is rising and the economy stagnates.

78.   The government also said consumer prices fell and unemployment rose in February.

79.   The German jobs report tomorrow is expected to show unemployment rose in February from its post-World War II high in January.

80.   The government said yesterday that unemployment rose to a post-World War II high in February for the second straight month.