The U.S. employment rate dropped to 4.4-percent in May, the first decrease in 8 months. The cut would have been more, but factory works had an increase in unemployment for the tenth straight month.
Analysts believe unemployment continue to rise in the future.
Authorities have been unable to collect the children of Joann McGuckin, who was arrested by authorities early this week on charges of child neglect. Benjamin McGukin appears ready to help break the impasse. Wahid faces impeachment from the Indonesian parliament, which censured him earlier this week. Wahid's adversaries say the changes are not enough to save his presidency. Negotiators are working on a U.S.-British plan to lift trade restrictions.