WASHINGTON — Unemployment rose to a 14-year high of 6.5% in October, as businesses cut 240,000 non-farm jobs, the Department of Labor reported today.

The economy has lost 1.2 million jobs this year.

October's job losses represented a dramatic increase from the 159,000 losses in September. It was the 10th consecutive month of job losses.

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