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US Jobless Rate Rises to 5.7%, 4-Year High

Employers cut 51,000 jobs in July, 463,000 this year

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(AP) – The unemployment rate in the US climbed to a 4-year high of 5.7% in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work. Payroll cuts weren't as deep as the 72,000 predicted by economists, however, and job losses for both May and June were found to be smaller than previously reported.

July's reductions marked the seventh straight month in which employers eliminated jobs; the economy has lost a total of 463,00 jobs so far this year. The latest snapshot showed that a lack of credit has stunted employers' expansion plans and willingness to hire. Fallout from the housing slump and high energy prices also are weighing on employers.

Unemployed workers enter the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
Unemployed workers enter the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008.   (Paul Sakuma)
Unemployed Donte Walker reads an employment newspaper at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
Unemployed Donte Walker reads an employment newspaper at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008.   (Paul Sakuma)
Jobs brochures on display at a state unemployment office in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
Jobs brochures on display at a state unemployment office in Sunnyvale, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008.   (Paul Sakuma)
Unemployment brochures are seen on display at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Government says jobless rate climbs to 5.7 percent in July; payrolls drop by 51,000.
Unemployment brochures are seen on display at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Government says jobless rate climbs to 5.7 percent in July; payrolls...   (Paul Sakuma)
Jobseekers work on computers at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Government says jobless rate climbs to 5.7 percent in July; payrolls drop by 51,000.
Jobseekers work on computers at the employment training facility, JobTrain, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Government says jobless rate climbs to 5.7 percent in July; payrolls drop by...   (Paul Sakuma)
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