Here is the first half of the headline from today's Daily News Record....
(the only part that was really printed)



Here is what the second half of the headline could have been.....



So yes, it is true that this is "the biggest month­ly jump in nearly a year" -- but put in context, it's not as terrible news as some might otherwise suspect. 

The bottom line here is that month by month analysis of local unemployment rates can cause you to have sudden mood swings.  After all, last month we were celebrating a tie for the lowest unemployment levels in over a year.....and this month we're mourning a huge increase in unemployment.