<p>Yes it does. In fact large portion of current US unemployment can be attributed to the pandemic.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.bls.gov/cps/effects-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> (BLS):</p>
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<p>Of the 18.1 million people unemployed in June, 11.4 million (63 percent) were unable to work because their employer closed or lost business due to the pandemic. Among the unemployed, the vast majority of those on temporary layoff in June were unable to work because of the pandemic (83 percent). This was much higher than the share for unemployed job seekers (34 percent), a category that includes permanent job losers and people reentering or newly entering the labor force.</p>
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<p>Does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the unemployment rate in US?</p>

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Of course it does, as the soaring unemployment rate in the wake of the pandemic suggests. There is also a clear causal relationship through lockdowns and general propensity to stay at home instead of going out and consuming, where less consumption implies a lesser need for production. This question is far too general.
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Unemployment rates in US during COVID-19
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# Unemployment rates in US during COVID-19

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-11)

Does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the unemployment rate in US?

**Tags:** macroeconomics, unemployment, usa

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Of course it does, as the soaring unemployment rate in the wake of the pandemic suggests. There is also a clear causal relationship through lockdowns and general propensity to stay at home instead of going out and consuming, where less consumption implies a lesser need for production. This question is far too general.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-11-11. Score: 3

Yes it does. In fact large portion of current US unemployment can be attributed to the pandemic.

According to [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/cps/effects-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.htm) (BLS):

> Of the 18.1 million people unemployed in June, 11.4 million (63 percent) were unable to work because their employer closed or lost business due to the pandemic. Among the unemployed, the vast majority of those on temporary layoff in June were unable to work because of the pandemic (83 percent). This was much higher than the share for unemployed job seekers (34 percent), a category that includes permanent job losers and people reentering or newly entering the labor force.


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