HTN: Unemployment Still Rising

The New York State Department of Labor reported yesterday that the state's unemployment rate continued to climb in May. The rate jumped from seven-point-seven-percent in April to eight-point-two-percent in May. Last year in May, the unemployment rate was just five-point-two-percent. The unemployment rate in the Buffalo region was eight-point-three-percent, up from eight-point-five in April and five-point-seven a year ago.