The U.S. economy lost more than 20 million jobs in April amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression.
The U.S. economy lost more than 20 million jobs in April amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression.
"It’s fully expected, there’s no surprise," Trump said."Even the Democrats aren’t blaming me for that. But what I can do is I can bring it back." In March, Trump's coronavirus task force issued guidelines, including social distancing and other measures, for slowing the spread of the virus, which to date has killed more than 75,000 Americans and infected at least 1.2 million.
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