Gallup: US unemployment rate hits 9%

According to a Gallup poll reading, the US unemployment rate has risen from 8.3 percent in mid-January to 9.0 percent in mid-February.

Gallup states that the US underemployment rate has increased to 19.0 percent, up significantly compared to January’s mid-month reading of 18.1 percent.

The mid-month Gallup poll results normally reflect what the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for the entire month, planned to be released the first Friday in March.

Experts predict that the unofficial percentage of the nation’s jobless are actually much higher as unemployment in minority communities lingers in the double digits to as much as 17 percent.

An earlier Gallup poll stated that US unemployment continues to be seen as the most important problem in America.

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