US jobs report: unemployment rose to 4.4% in March after February's 50-year low
by Dominic Rushe in New York from on (#51NM5)
Decade-long record of growth halted as US lost 701,000 jobs but full impact of coronavirus will be reflected in next month's report
America's decade-long record of continual job growth came to a shuddering halt on Friday as the US unemployment rate rose for the first time since 2010.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that unemployment rose to 4.4% in March, up from a 50-year low of 3.5% in February, as the US lost 701,000 jobs.
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