Fed Sees 47 Million Jobs Lost and Unemployment at 32 Percent

Fed Sees 47 Million Jobs Lost and Unemployment at 32 Percent
A US Federal Reserve officer stands watch in front of the Federal Reserve Building in Washigton, DC, on Oct. 29, 2008. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
|Updated:

A Fed estimate shows the U.S. unemployment rate in the second quarter will likely hover around 32 percent, while in a worst-case scenario, it could spike to over 40 percent.

St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard was interviewed by Bloomberg TV on Monday, when he referred viewers to a Fed note with jobless projections based on occupations “exposed to layoff risk due to social distancing” amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
twitter
Related Topics