Unemployment June 2008 5.8%
2014 Sept 5.9%
now look closely
June 2008 66.1%
September 2014 62.7%
Now **** off
You are showing a larger PERCENT of th population in the labor force, not larger number of people.
In July 2008 (not June) when the UE rate was 5.8%, there were 8,937,000 unemployed, 154,464 ,000 in the labor force, and a population of 233,864,000
So 8 937,000/154,464,000 = 5.8% and 154,464,000/233,864,000=66.1%
For September, unemployment was 9,262,000, labor force was 155,862,000, and population was 248,446,000
9,262,000/155,862,000=5.9% and 155,862,000/248,446,000=62.7%
The number of people in the labor force is higher, but as a percent of the population, it's lower.