US private sector cuts 20.2 mln jobs in April amid pandemic

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-05-06 21:21

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People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

WASHINGTON -- Private companies in the United States shed around 20.2 million jobs in April as the COVID-19 fallout continues to ripple through the country, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported on Wednesday.

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