New jobs were being created, but unemployment still stood at around 18 percent.

Unemployment stands at about 3.5 percent, well below the national average.

Unemployment stood at 6.8 percent last December, the same as the national rate.

Unemployment stands at 80%; half the population is under the age of 15.

Unemployment in the county stands at 4.3 percent, a low level by any standard.

British unemployment has been rising for the last 27 months and stands at 9.6 percent of the work force.

Unemployment stands at 40 percent and more than half of the population lives below the poverty line.

Unemployment among teenagers out of education now stands at 25pc.

The facts are this: when the president took office, unemployment stood at 7.8%.

The state is in a deep recession; unemployment stands at 9.4 percent.