Protesters calling for Gov. Gavin Newsom to ease stay-at-home order caused by the coronavirus, gather at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 7, 2020. The U.S. government is poised to report the worst set of job numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a stunning snapshot of the toll the coronavirus has taken on a now-shattered economy. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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May 8, 2020 12:02 p.m.
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record