August 2020 Employment Situation Analysis
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Jobs report the US unemployment rate fell 1.8 %to 8.4% overall. The non-farm payroll rose by 1.4M jobs but is still down 11.5M jobs since Covid hit. The number of unemployed persons fell by 2.8M to 13.6M. The percentages and numbers of unemployed have decreased 4 consecutive