Unemployment, COVID-19 and the Great Recession

Unemployment, COVID-19 and the Great Recession

Millions of Americans have been affected by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Millions have lost their jobs, and have been filing for unemployment claims. The US unemployment rate hit a historically high record at 14.4 per cent in April alone. What's more, is that different sections of people have been affected differently. People of Color and immigrants have been hit the hardest, take a look at the data here. 

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