National Unemployment Rate is Now 7.2%

WASHINGTON, D.C. (1/9/09): The U.S.A.'s unemployment rate jumped to a record high of 7.2 percent in December, the highest since 1993. Last month, nervous employers cut 524,000 jobs, as a final ending to one of the worst years in modern history. Read more from Jeannine Aversa - AP Economics Writer............