But the number ofhomelessfamilies with a memberwhohas anxiety, depression, orothermentalillnesseshas shot up by comparison (Psychiatric News, June 6, 2003).
Unemployment stands at 5%, down from a high of 6.3% in June2003, but much of the early improvement came from workers leaving the labour force, rather than job creation.
The president, however, said March's job total was the highest in four years, and noted that the unemployment rate has fallen from 6.3 percent in June2003 to 5.7 percent last month -- although last month's total was up from 5.6 percent in February.