Unemployment rose to 9.5% in June but businesses continued to cut positions, shedding 67,000 non-farm jobs, the Department of Labor reported yesterday.

The economy has lost 7.2 million jobs since the current recession started in December 2007, and the unemployment rate has risen 4.6%.

The number of persons unemployed in June was 14.7 million, compared to 14.5 million in May.

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