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Amid pandemic, the world’s working poor hustle to survive

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Then White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn arrives prior to a joint news conference between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

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FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. Photo by REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7 percent, highest since Great Depression

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One For The History Books: 14.7% Unemployment, 20.5 Million Jobs Wiped Away

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One For The History Books: 14.7% Unemployment, 20.5 Million Jobs Wiped Away



U.S. employers shed a record number of jobs in April, as the unemployment rate climbed to the highest since the Great Depression. The coronavirus crisis has locked down much of the economy.


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