Unemployment rises to 9.4%



The unemployment rate rose to 9.4% in May the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The rate of unemployment increased from from 8.9% in April. In addition, the number of unemployed persons increased 787,000 to a total of 14,511,000 persons. Detailed unemployment rates stood at 9.8% for Men, 7.5% for women, 8.6% for whites, 14.9% for Blacks and 12.7 % for Hispanics. The unemployment rate for Asians was 6.7%