the unemployment rate, at 9.1 percent 2011-09-03 10:47:18 | 読書/新聞/映画など Signs of stasis abounded: the unemployment rate, at 9.1 percent, did not change last month, and the White House said it was expected to stay that high through at least 2012. (The New York Times) 米国経済は、きびしい状況がつづく。