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Here's why the unemployment rate is so important
By Greg Iacurci
America’s unemployment rate could hit 20%. But there’s light at the end of the tunnel
By Anneken Swaantje Tappe
Unemployment rate in US falls unexpectedly to 13.3%
By James Politi & Eric Platt
US shocks economists by adding 2.5 million jobs in May as unemployment declines to 13.3%
By Carmen Reinicke
Unemployment rate drops and 2.5 million jobs added, after states reopened
By Heather Long & Eli Rosenberg
America’s unemployment rate falls to 13.3% as economy posts surprise job gains
By Anneken Swaantje Tappe