MANILA, Philippines — While unemployment slightly eased in October, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) aired concern on Tuesday over the jump in the number of workers who were still looking for more work or longer working hours.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy is in trouble, and today's staggering unemployment numbers only tell part of the story. More than 27 million people stopped working between March and April, but over a third of them are not included in the official unemployment rate of 14.7%.