The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s biggest economy.
Next wave of U.S. states set to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%
Alaska, Andrew Cuomo (NY), Arkansas, Colorado, Congressional Budget Office, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Economy, Georgia, Iowa, Jobless Rates, Medical Experts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Opinion Polls, Public Health Crisis, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, White House, WyomingAnother wave of states prepared to ease coronavirus restrictions on U.S. commerce this week, despite health experts warning there is still too little diagnostic testing, while the White House forecast a staggering jump in the nation’s monthly jobless rate.