 unemployment up job growth down job creation in may missed expectations causing the unemployment rate to tick up to 82 and if that wasn t bad enough news hours worked declined to 344 hours per week and average hourly wages dropped as well could this be the beginning of another failed recovery summer get details  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2012 jun 1 unemploymentrises82percentslowdownjobgrowth   unemployment job growth down  