Unemployment Rate Skyrockets to 14.7%

The U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April and the unemployment skyrocketed to 14.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The unemployment rate rose from the prior month’s 4.4%, with CNN reporting this being the most-sudden decline on monthly job losses since data started being tracked in 1939.  CNN adds the …

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2020-05-08T09:55:00-06:00