Even in a pandemic, there’s work to be found, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that 636,000 jobs were added nationwide in October, leading the October unemployment rate to fall 1 percent from September’s 7.9 percent to 6.9 percent, all due to more states reopening businesses during a pandemic.
Those unemployed also dropped significantly with 1.5 million less people out of work, with now 11.1 million unemployed nationwide, the United States Department Of Labor has also seen its lowest weekly unemployment numbers drop to new lows during COVID19 to 751,000 as the reopening of the country continues.
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[…] The Bureau of Labor Statistics first thing today released their November jobs report, and far fewer jobs were added for the month in this COVID19 pandemic, only 245,000 jobs were gained, 391,000 fewer jobs than October when 636,000 jobs were added, the nation’s unemployment rate didn’t go down too much either as it fell by only 0.2 percent to 6.7 percent, October saw a 1 precent drop to 6.9 percent. […]