The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- n/a (statistical release; facts and circumstances)
- Issued
- 2020-05-08 May 8, 2020
- Effective
- n/a (read as 2020-05-08)
- End
- n/a (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- May 8, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Other
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B
Operative words
'Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 20.5 million in April, and the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent... The changes in these measures reflect the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it.' 'In April, the unemployment rate increased by 10.3 percentage points to 14.7 percent. This is the highest rate and the largest over-the-month increase in the history of the series (seasonally adjusted data are available back to January 1948). The number of unemployed persons rose by 15.9 million to 23.1 million in April.'
Enforcement
Notes
Facts and circumstances of the second quarter of 2020; cite with the release date.
Retrieval noteFetched directly from the Wayback capture of May 18, 2020 after bls.gov refused automated requests.