jason1637 on 19 March 2020
9% of working Americans (14 million) so far have been laid off as result of Coronavirus; 1 in 4 workers have had their hours reduced. Latest from SurveyUSA:https://t.co/CSoFsHs0JT
— SurveyUSA (@surveyusa) March 19, 2020
9% plus the 3.5% February unemployment rate bring us to 12.5% unemployment. During the 2008 recession the peak was 10.2%.
