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13.2 Million Americans Unemployed

U.S. Unemployment Rate Continues To Skyrocket

May 19. 2009

U.S. White House

According to an Associated Press article, there are 13,200,000 million unemployed people in America, with the number rising.

STORY SOURCE

Meltdown 101: Unemployment report, by the numbers

May 8, 2009 - (AP) — April saw the fewest job layoffs in six months, but that fact was no comfort to workers who were laid off or to the millions who have lost jobs during this recession. And that's only part of the story. A deep dive into the latest employment report offers a fuller picture of the nation's challenging and complex jobs situation. Here are some other details that can be found in Friday's employment report, by the numbers:

MONTH-BY-MONTH TOTALS

13.7 million: People unemployed in April 2009, the most ever in records dating to 1948. 

13.2 million: People unemployed in March 2009

12.1 million: People unemployed in December 1982, record before the current recession, although labor force was smaller back then

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