U.S. unemployment rate up to record 14.7 pct in April as COVID-19 ravages economy

Photo taken on May 8, 2020 shows the building of U.S. Department of Labor in Washington D.C., the United States. U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, and the unemployment rate soared to a record 14.7 percent, as COVID-19 continues to ravage the economy, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)