But the unemployment rate has also topped double digits for the first time in 26 years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

But at what cost? A year after the president took office,unemployment has reached double digits and the nation's deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

A rebound is expected in 2010, but the US government predicts a shift in the makeup of foreign visitors, with arrivals from Asia and South America growing by double digits.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

With U.S.unemployment near double digits, Cardillo cautions the Obama administration to tone down its rhetoric against Wall Street - something political analysts say is unlikely with U.S.mid-term elections only months away.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"He is at 50 or below in most surveys, and that is mainly because of the economy, which continues to be stubbornly weak, the unemployment rate is very high and still in double-digits, and as a consequence Obama does not have much margin for error,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.06