1.   After the last recession ended, unemployment climbed onwards and upwards for another five years.

2.   As unemployment has climbed, he has repeatedly called for quick action on a stimulus package of tax cuts.

3.   The economy has stalled, unemployment is climbing to unheard of levels and the banking system is seriously ill.

4.   Unemployment is climbing, and retail sales are plummeting across the Southern Cone, but there are jobs for virtually everyone in Chuy.

5.   Unemployment is climbing, and workers are protesting that they must bear the brunt.

6.   Unemployment is climbing.

7.   Inflation is soaring and unemployment is climbing as hundreds of companies find themselves unable to cope with massive debt.

8.   Japan is facing its toughest economic slump in decades, with bankruptcies mounting and unemployment climbing to a postwar high.

9.   Most economists expect unemployment to climb steadily in the first half of the year.