The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 14.7 percent in April, the highest level since the Great Depression, as many businesses shut down or severely curtailed operations to try to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
U.S. unemployment rate soars to 14.7 percent, the worst since the Depression era
20.5 million people lost their jobs in April, the Labor Department said Friday. Many analysts believe it could take years to recover.
By Heather Long
and May 8, 2020 at 5:05 p.m. EDT