Chance coincidence?

U.S. unemployment will approach 10 percent as the country endures its worst recession since World War Two, leaving more than 13 million Americans jobless, according to a Reuters poll of economists. (Source.)

The number of U.S. home mortgages that are delinquent or in foreclosure has climbed to a record high of 11 percent, according to a report Thursday from the Mortgage Bankers Association. (Source.)