Fri Nov 6, 6:35 PM

Gary Simpson, an employee at the Virginia Employment Commission office, posts job postings at the office in Alexandria, Virginia November 6, 2009. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent and 190,000 jobs were lost in October, exceeding expectations for a 9.9 percent rate and a loss of 175,000 jobs. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)