From February to April 2020, as COVID-19 hit the U.S. economy, the official unemployment rate (UR) climbed from 3.5 percent—the lowest in more than 50 years—to 14.7—the highest since current measurement began in January 1948. This unprecedented, speedy quadrupling of UR coincided with...

From February to April 2020, as COVID-19 hit the U.S. economy, the official unemployment rate (UR) climbed from 3.5 percent--the lowest in more than 50 years--to 14.7--the highest since current measurement began in January 1948. This unprecedented, speedy quadrupling of UR coincided with major...

From February to April 2020, as COVID-19 hit the U.S. economy, the official unemployment rate (UR) climbed from 3.5 percent—the lowest in more than 50 years—to 14.7—the highest since measurement began in January 1948. This unprecedented, speedy quadrupling of UR coincided with major...