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Washington (US), May 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Edwin Ramírez).- Unemployment in the US shot up 10.3 percentage points in April, reaching a rate of 14.7% due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Labor Department reported on Friday.FOOTAGE OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND STREETS OF WASHINGTON.

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