(NPR) Friday's Jobs Numbers Will Be Brutal But Won't Tell The Whole Story

Friday's Jobs Numbers Will Be Brutal But Won't Tell The Whole Story

A pedestrian walks by a closed shop in Grosse Pointe, Mich., on Thursday. The Labor Department is expected to report on Friday that the U.S. lost millions of jobs last month because of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Friday's Jobs Numbers Will Be Brutal But Won't Tell The Whole Story

The Labor Department is expected to report the U.S. lost millions of jobs last month due to the coronavirus. Unemployment likely jumped to its highest level since the Great Depression.