U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 8.1%

The U.S jobless rate hit 8.1% for February 2009, the worst numbers in the past 25 years.
But in the Eurozone unemployment is even worse, at 8.2%.
Japan's jobless rate also continues to climb as well, currently at 4.1%.

Analysts had hoped that the unemployment figure for the United States would be 7.9%, and fear that the higher figure announced today will further discourage investors in an already frozen economic climate.