The unemployment rate climbed from 5 percent in April '08 to a 25-year high in February ’09, and continued to rise for several months, topping double digits that fall with a rate of 10.2 percent.

08年4月失业率为5%，当时这一数据已为25年来新高，但自09年1月起，失业率继续不断上升，最后停留在10.2%，为原有数据的两倍。

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The unemployment rate climbed from 5 percent in April '08 to a 25-year high in February ’09, and continued to rise for several months, topping double digits that fall with a rate of 10.2 percent.

08年4月失业率为5%，当时这一数据已为25年来新高，但自09年1月起，失业率继续不断上升，最后停留在10.2%，为原有数据的两倍。

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