Immigrants and the Economy It is disheartening to see that, despite the fact that job losses have finally started to slow, the unemployment rate remains so high that the process of applying for a job is more difficult than ever. I recently read that the U.S unemployment rate reached a staggering 10.2 percent in October. And the economy isn’t just affecting American workers in the U.S. in Public bookmarkswith despitedishearteningfactfinallyjoblossesslowunemployment