I made an extremely fun and not at all depressing graph.

(Note: I went with the adjusted unemployment rate the BLS reported that takes into account a big data collection error). https://t.co/QgLmyGVE4c pic.twitter.com/9FrCr077cf

— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) May 8, 2020

The unemployment rate was 3.5% before the virus shut down economies across the globe. It is now 14.7%. And 20.5 million jobs were lost in April! Call your elected leaders and demand #directcashrelief #UBICreatesJobs https://t.co/fIk32KK7m2

— Tulsa Yang Gang ?? (@GangTulsa) May 8, 2020

April Jobs Report this am shows that America lost 20.5 MILLION jobs in April..
Worst jobs report since the Great Depression
Unemployment is now at 14.7%
All because Trump treated Covid like a magically disappearing hoax#TrumpDepression #FridayFeelinghttps://t.co/2V0MpgWKHY

— Mona (@Monaheart1229) May 8, 2020

This was preventable. Even if some of these jobs come back when some things reopen, the unemployment % isn't going back down to what it was for a long time. If Trump had been prepared, not cut vital pandemic programs, and had acted#TrumpDepression
https://t.co/SZu8mR2ZUO

— Mark ? #UniteOrDie (@TheRealMarkCM) May 8, 2020

Reminder: the stock market is not the economy. 20.5 mil jobs lost, but "Wall Street set to open higher as global markets rally."

PEOPLE ARE THE ECONOMY, not the stock market. https://t.co/24tJAZjmYo

— Katy Milani (@katy_milani) May 8, 2020

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7 percent and 20.5 million jobs were lost in April — devastation not seen since the Great Depression. https://t.co/bbaL1tJ90N

— Neil Ackerman (@acklaw) May 8, 2020

Thread: NATIONALIZE ALL PAYROLLS!
1. Highest unemployment rate since Great Depression
2. Wiped out all job gains past two decades
3. Black workers unemployment rate hits 16.7%;
4. Hispanic 18.9%, highest since 1970s#jobs #COVID19 #Stimulus 1/https://t.co/v9gf4rbQmC

— Jonathan Tasini ? (@jonathantasini) May 8, 2020

"The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed more than 20.5 million jobs in April, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — devastation unseen since the Great Depression."https://t.co/xbrT7pwxBE

— Son of Baldwin (Robert Jones, Jr.) (@SonofBaldwin) May 8, 2020

Unemployment is at its highest since the Great Depression, and stocks are… going up. ?

Either the unemployment is very temporary, or the stock market is not reflective of our economic state. https://t.co/xcB2YA2CVL

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 8, 2020

Over 1 million of them are in North Carolina.

Unemployment surged to 14.7% in April, highest since Great Depression, as coronavirus triggered 20.5 million job losses #ncpol #ReopenNC https://t.co/bZzjFo5yXn

— A.P. Dillon ? (@APDillon_) May 8, 2020

Oklahoma workers and families are hurting. The unemployment assistance and stimulus checks we passed in the CARES Act were a start, but we have work to do helping Americans back on their feet. These programs aren't a hand out - they are a hand up. https://t.co/nmuFbG7tMK

— Congresswoman Kendra Horn (@RepKendraHorn) May 8, 2020

Unemployment surged to 14.7% in April, highest since Great Depression, as coronavirus triggered 20.5 million job losses | Fox Business MayGodBless Our Nation&Watch Over Us All We Shall Rebuild&Be Stronger Than Ever ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ #KAG2020??? https://t.co/Fea2Bc3EnD

— Bama fanatic??@fanatic_bama (@Bamafanaticfan1) May 8, 2020

Need to open America now!

Unemployment surged to 14.7% in April, highest since Great Depression, as coronavirus triggered 20.5 million job losses https://t.co/rGu10Bffix #FoxBusiness

— CHARLEY PARKHURST-THE WHIP (@ParkhurstWhip) May 8, 2020

OH MY GAWD! 20.5 million American jobs lost just in April because of coronavirus lockdown. This is madness.https://t.co/ptsqsSh7Vl

— Undoomed (@Undoomed) May 8, 2020

Worst jobs report in American history - 'April jobs report 2020: Unemployment surges after colossal layoffs in April' - CNN - https://t.co/q7VuAkSuEs #FridayMorning

— John Lundin ? (@johnlundin) May 8, 2020

アメリカの失業率は１４.７％にhttps://t.co/KhgnPszfyi

— ふぉんわ～か、ホリック。 (@N8J8DJI8YfHJJVO) May 8, 2020

Funny thing, SLATE's Jordan Weissmann demands more govt. spending to counter unemployment, but completely ignores #ImmigrationMoratorium optionhttps://t.co/j8EJ6Co1Jd

— VDARE (@vdare) May 8, 2020

Good lord. (from @JHWeissmann )https://t.co/KExxYlMvfN pic.twitter.com/lctYNzgptK

— Eric Rauchway (@rauchway) May 8, 2020

米国の4月の失業者の76.3%が「一時解雇」だそうだ。一方で900万が「解雇されていないが働けてもいない」状態でこれを入れると失業率は約20%になると。

各失業率
黒人　16.7%
ヒスパニック　18.9%
白人　14.2%

女性　16.2%
男性　13.5% https://t.co/lc031RjPdC

— たかやま@Takayama.O (@takayama70) May 8, 2020

These are some pretty scary figures considering that our gov is failing the working class, and would rather bail out wealthy capitalists.

A lot of people are hurting right now, and it is clear that the working class is not the priority of our leaders. https://t.co/3WrAZgiZKV

— DSA Fresno (@dsa_fresno) May 8, 2020