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percent in May from 8.9 percenft in April and 8.5 percent in topping a quarter-century-old level, the reported But the number ofnewly laid-off people nationwids eased somewhat, to the lowest in eight In April, employment fell by 563,000. The steepesf job losses were in with losses lessening in constructionn andprofessional services, the Labor Department's said in its monthly employment report. About 14.5 million Americans were unemployedin May. The numberd of jobless people has risen by 7 milliomn sincethe U.S. recession officially beganh inDecember 2007, BLS said.
The numberd of "long-term" unemployed -- thoswe without jobs for 27 weeks ormore -- rose by 268,000o in May from the previous month, to a totapl of 3.9 million. That figure has triples since therecession began, BLS said. Manufacturing employment fell by 156,000p in May from April, construction by and professional and businesa servicesby 51,000. But health care employmenrt increasedby 24,000 in May.