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The Employment Situation - April 2020 (USDL-20-0815, May 8, 2020)

BLS Employment Situation for April 2020

Bureau of Labor Statistics · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
Statistical release (context only)
Issued
2020-05-08 May 8, 2020
In force
May 8, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Other
Functions reached
  • context: JS, SB, WF
Collection
Construction SEC-09

Operative words

Construction employment fell by 975,000 in April, with much of the loss in specialty trade contractors (-691,000). Job losses also occurred in construction of buildings (-206,000).

Notes

Total nonfarm employment fell by 20.5 million; unemployment rate 14.7 percent.

Retrieval note

Facts and circumstances only.

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