Unemployment at 5-Year High as U.S. Loses 84,000 Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S.'s unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike. The Labor Department's report, released Friday, showed the increasing toll the housing, credit and financial crises are taking on the economy. How is the Economy Treating You? Tell ABC News The report was sure to rattle Wall Street again. All the... Full Story