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Tag: labor department

Posted inBusiness

U.S. Jobless Rate Surprisingly Falls Amid Pandemic

by James Wright Jr. June 5, 2020December 21, 2021

Despite the crippling economic fallout from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7% and 2.5 million jobs were added, the Labor Department reported Friday.

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