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AUGUST 2020 U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS MONTHLY JOBS SUMMARY

1,371,000 JOBS ADDED*

8.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE*

5.3% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR COLLEGE GRADS*/**

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS*

Unemployment RateUnemployment Rate for College Grads
September '19 3.5% 2.0%
October '19 3.6% 2.1%
November '193.5% 2.0%
December '193.5% 1.9%
January '203.6% 2.0%
February '20 3.5%1.9%
March '20 4.4%2.5%
April '20 14.7%8.4%
May '20 13.3% 7.4%
June '20 11.1% 6.9%
July '2010.2% 6.7%
August '20 8.4%5.3%

*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

**College-degreed workers 25 and older

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