U.S. unemployment rate is the worst ever Unemployment rate is forecast to remain high May 7 at 7:20

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Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the unemployment rate in the United States last month was 14.7%, more than triple the deterioration from the previous month, and it was the worst level since 1948 when we started collecting statistics. In many states in the United States, economic activity has begun to resume, but there are also severe predictions that the unemployment rate will remain high.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced last month that the unemployment rate was 14.7% last month, which was more than triple than the previous month's 4.4%. This is the worst level since 1948 when we started collecting statistics.

The number of non-agricultural workers also decreased by 20.5 million compared to the previous month, the largest decrease since 1939 when we started collecting statistics.

As a result of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, economic activities have been restricted, and as a result, the layoffs from the service industries such as restaurants and hotels to the manufacturing industry have not stopped.

The American media reports that it has been since the Great Depression in the 1930s, when one in four people was said to have been unemployed.

Many states in the United States have begun to resume economic activity as infections are peaking.

However, due to concerns about the second wave of the spread of infection, many managers are cautious about restoring employment to the previous level, and there is a severe forecast that the unemployment rate will remain high at the 10% level for the time being. I am.

The deterioration of the employment situation in the United States is directly linked to GDP, which accounts for 70% of gross domestic product, and may have a serious impact on the world economy.