Here are 10 numbers that sum up the plight of American workers this Labor Day: by theothersarahh
That’s how many jobs the U.S. added in August, down significantly from the 4.8 million new jobs added in June but not far off the 1.8 million new additions in July.That’s the portion of August’s job gains that are attributable to temporary Census jobs that will disappear again in the coming weeks. That’s the number of people who reported that they have been laid off temporarily in August, down from a high of 18.
1 million in April but still significantly higher than the 2.7 million in February. And 3.4 million people reported that they had been laid off permanently last month. That’s how many jobs have yet to be recovered since February, despite the modest gains over the summer. That’s the current unemployment rate, down from a peak of 14.7% in April. During the Great Recession, the unemployment rate peaked at 10.6%. Before the coronavirus crisis, the unemployment rate hit a 50-year low of 3.
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