Here’s a look at the March jobs report in charts, as the U.S. labor market reacts to the coronavirus pandemic
U.S. employers cut 701,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate jumped to 4.
4%, its highest level since August 2017, the Labor Department reported Friday. Economists expect more pain to come in April as many workplaces remain closed due to measures aimed at stemming the spread of the new coronavirus.
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