Job Losses from August 2008 to December 2009 - data:
http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutput...=CES0500000001
August 2008: 84,000 - Unemployment Rate 6.2%
September 2008: 159,000
October 2008: 240,000
November 2008: 533,000
December 2008: 524,000
January 2009: 598,000
February 2009: 651,000
March 2009: 663,000
April 2009: 539,000
May 2009: 345,000
June 2009: 467,000
July 2009: 247,000
August 2009: 216,000
September 2009: 263,000
October 2009: 190,000
November 2009: 11,000
December 2009: 85,000 - Unemployment rate 10%
October 2011 -
8.3%