"Contra todas as probabilidades, os quadros da econômica mundial, político, e dos sistemas sociais estão sendo abalados e estão começando a desmoronar. "

-Jim Bakker em "Prosperidade eo Apocalipse Vinda"

The US economy’s unemployment rate increased slightly in April while the Eurozone’s held steady at a record high level.

The news sent all the US stock markets plunging lower in morning trading. The jobless rate in the US increased to 8.2%, acima .1%, according to the Labor Department report. The number of jobs added in March and April was revised down by 49,000 and there are now five million fewer jobs in the US than at the start of the recession.

Além disso, the number of “long-term unemployed,” defined as those unemployed for more than 27 semana, rose by 300,000 in May to 5.4 million Americans.

In the eurozone, the unemployment level remained at 11%, unchanged from March but still the highest recorded level. Spain topped the eurozone nations with 24.3% desemprego. Across the entire 27 nation European Union, the jobless rate rose to 10.3%.

An economist at ING told the BBC that the labor market recession is spreading and deepening.