U.S. unemployment rate improved for 4 consecutive months Focusing on additional economic measures to continue, 5:39 on September 5

The unemployment rate in the United States last month and August improved to 8.4% for the fourth consecutive month, but further layoffs are planned in the aviation industry, which is in a difficult business situation due to the influence of the new coronavirus, For the employment situation to continue to improve, additional economic measures by the country are likely to be the focus.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced last month that the unemployment rate for last month was 1.8 points lower than the previous month, at 8.4%, marking the worst 14% level in April, which is the fourth consecutive month of improvement. It was



This was due to the return of employment following the resumption of economic activity, which was below the 10% recorded in October 2009 after the Lehman shock.



While the employment situation will be the focus for the presidential election in November, President Trump said on Twitter, "It is a much better than expected. It fell below the 10% level faster than I thought." Emphasized.



However, the number of unemployed last month was 13.55 million, which is still high.



In addition, major airlines that are in severe business conditions due to the effect of the new coronavirus have announced plans to discontinue large-scale personnel, and it has been pointed out that even small and medium-sized enterprises may be dismissed one after another.



The U.S. Parliament plans to begin full-scale talks by the ruling and opposition parties over additional economic measures such as expanding financial support for companies that maintain employment next week, and the whereabouts of the talks will be the focus for continued improvement in the employment situation. Is likely to be