A man looks at signs of a closed store due to Covid-19 in Illinois. US businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May, as the economic damage from the historically unrivalled coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third month, AP Photo
A man looks at signs of a closed store due to Covid-19 in Illinois. US businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May, as the economic damage from the historically unrivalled coronavirus outbreak stretched Show more

Economy

US unemployment falls to 13.3% in May, beating expectations

The world’s largest economy has been the hardest hit from the pandemic

Jennifer Gnana
Jennifer Gnana

June 05, 2020

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