Average annual unemployment rate to reach about 8%
The average annual unemployment rate is expected to reach about 8%, the outgoing Minister of Labor and Social Policy Emila Maslarova said at an annual news conference on the ministry's condition before the next government takes office, FOCUS News Agency reporter informed.
The US unemployment has hit a record high of 9.8 percent in November raising fear about the strength of the country's economic recovery, the Labor Department says.