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New York City's unemployment rate jumped to 7.2 percent in December from 6.2 percent in November. According to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate is now at its highest level since July 2004. Feel free to listen to Beyoncé's "Naughty Girl" a few times if you'd like to achieve the full July 2004 time machine effect. [City Room]