US Employment Falls 701,000 in March Amid Coronavirus: Govt
The US economy shed 701,000 jobs in March amid the damage inflicted by the coronavirus shutdowns, while the unemployment rate surged to 4.4 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Washington, Apr 3 (AFP) The US economy shed 701,000 jobs in March amid the damage inflicted by the coronavirus shutdowns, while the unemployment rate surged to 4.4 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday.
That was the worst job loss since March 2009 during the depths of the global financial crisis, and the biggest jump in the jobless rate in more than 45 years, the report said.
However, the Labor Department acknowledged it "cannot precisely quantify the effects of the pandemic on the job market in March." (AFP)
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