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The nation's jobless rate scored its biggest year-to-year June increase in four decades, losing 6.1 million jobs in one year's time, a nearly 70 percent spike, a FOXNews.com analysis of labor statistics shows.

The jobless rate leapt to 9.5 percent from 5.6 percent between June 2008 and June 2009, a 3.9 percent spread that matched April and May yearly differences and tie for the highest yearly percentage spread since May 1974-1975.

In May 2009, 14.5 million people were unemployed -- 6 million more than one year earlier. The jobless rate during that time leapt to 9.4 percent from 5.5 percent, a 71 percent increase in the unemployment rate.

In April, 13.7 million people were unemployed, 6.1 million more than the previous April. The increase to 8.9 percent in April 2009 from 5.0 percent in April 2008 represented a nearly 80 percent annual increase in unemployment.

The last time the nation saw that high of a jump in one year was May 1975 when the unemployment rate climbed to 9.0 percent from 5.1 percent, a 76 percent increase in the jobless rate. However at that time, fewer people were in the workforce so the leap represented 3.7 million job losses.