The United States closed 140,000 jobs in December 2020, the first time in eight months amid economic pressure with the second wave of coronavirus contamination. The country's Department of Labor reported on Friday (08) that the unemployment rate was 6.7% in the period. The economy recovered just over half of the 22.2 million jobs lost in March and April. In November, November data was revised to 336,000 jobs created.
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