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Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
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US unemployment hits postwar high of 14.7%
By Colby Smith, James Politi & Mamta Badkar
Unemployment rate jumps to 14.7 percent, the worst since the Great Depression - The Washington Post
By Heather Long & Andrew Van Dam
20m Americans lost their jobs in April in worst month since Great Depression
By Dominic Rushe & Amanda Holpuch
1 in 5 American workers has filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March
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How Bad Is Unemployment? 'Literally Off the Charts' (Published 2020)
By Nelson Schwartz, Ben Casselman & Ella Koeze