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U.S. EMPLOYERS laid off 7.7 million workers in April while job openings declined 16% month to month. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

U.S. employers laid off 7.7M workers in April

Economic Activity 06/09/2020

BALTIMORE (AP) – United States employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April – a deep the economic hole that was created by the closure...

ADP has found that U.S. businesses have let go of a combined 22.6 million jobs since March. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

Survey: Businesses cut 2.76M jobs in May

Coronavirus 06/03/2020

BALTIMORE (AP) – United States businesses shed 2.76 million jobs in May as the economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak stretched into a third...

U.S. RETAIL SALES declined 16.4% month to month in April. / AP FILE PHOTO/TONY DEJAK

U.S. retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus...

Coronavirus 05/15/2020

BALTIMORE (AP) – United States retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept...

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