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2023-05-14 19:56:51 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

BLS stats states that unemployment was 3.5% in Feb 2020 spiking to 14.7% in Apr 2020 during COVID. Unemployment then improved dramatically before reaching a rate of 3.4% in Apr 2023. Apr 2023 unemployment is only 0.1% better compared to the Feb 2020 3.5% unemployment rate. https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm#

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• BLS stats states that unemployment was 3.5% in Feb 2020 spiking to 14.7% in Apr 2020 during COVID. Unemployment then improved dramatically before reaching a rate of 3.4% in Apr 2023. Apr 2023 unemployment is only 0.1% better compared to the Feb 2020 3.5% unemployment rate. https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm#