United States: surprise drop in unemployment in August, which drops below 10%

Unemployment fell below 10% in August in the United States.

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Unemployment fell below 10% in August in the United States.

It affects 8.4% of the population against 10.2% in July.

Experts weren't expecting such a rapid fall.

This good news was immediately greeted by the American president.

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With our correspondent in Washington,

Anne Corpet

“ 

Great employment figures

!

The unemployment rate drops to 8.4%!

Wow, it's so much better than expected!

 "Welcomed Donald Trump on Twitter.

The president, who presents himself as the only one able to recover the economy, can gargle: for the first time since March, unemployment falls below 10% and no expert had predicted the creation of these 1, 3 million posts during the month of August.

" 

It's a great day for America

 ", added its vice-president Mike Pence on the CNBC channel, assuring that " 

the return of America is launched

 ".

Great Jobs Numbers!

1.37 Million Jobs Added In August.

Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.4% (Wow, much better than expected!).

Broke the 10% level faster and deeper than thought possible.

  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2020

This figure should be taken with caution, however.

Job creation has slowed compared to June and July and many of these jobs remain precarious.

For example, 238,000 jobs were created to conduct the census that takes place every ten years in the United States.

Eleven million Americans who have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic remain on the sidelines, and their situation is increasingly precarious, while Congress has still failed to pass a new plan to help people. victims of the crisis.

In the United States, the unemployment rate had risen unprecedentedly under the effect of containment measures, going from 3.5% in February to 14.2% in April.

► See also: Coronavirus: in the United States, unemployment reaches a level not seen since the 1930s

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