0 0 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 1 . 9 % ▁decl ine ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁reports ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Labor ▁Department ▁on ▁Friday , ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁showed ▁that ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁September ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁un emp loyment ▁rising ▁to ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October . ▁The ▁September ▁figure ▁was ▁re vised ▁to ▁ 2 8 4 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁initial ▁ 1 5 9 , 0 0 0 ▁reported . ▁The ▁initial ▁October ▁figure ▁was ▁ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁substantial ▁acceleration ▁from ▁the ▁average ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁jobs ▁lost ▁each ▁month ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁anticip ated ▁by ▁exper ts ▁that ▁un emp loyment ▁will ▁rise ▁to ▁ 8 % ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK ▁car ▁sales ▁fell ▁by ▁ 2 3 % ▁in ▁October , ▁following ▁a ▁ 2 1 % ▁decl ine ▁in ▁September . ▁ ▁Events ▁Am id ▁predictions ▁of ▁a ▁" deep ▁re cess ion " ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁Euro zone , ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁reduced ▁danger ▁of ▁infl ation ▁due ▁to ▁falling ▁comm