Pedestrians pass a New York State Department of Labor office June 11 in Queens. The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to still be more than 9% by the end of 2020. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
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Wednesday
Facebook has faced criticism from employees and outside groups for not blocking President Trump's inflammatory posts. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Marie Biscarra, co-owner of ISSO fashion boutique in San Francisco, writes a sign declaring her business open for curbside delivery on May 18. Retail sales jumped a record 17.7% last month. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Monday
The Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, announced it will buy corporate bonds, its latest step to prop up the economy. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Friday
Matt Comstock (left) takes the temperature of a guest at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. A spike in coronavirus cases in Florida and other states raised concerns in financial markets. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Thursday
The job market continues to suffer even as much of the country is gradually reopening after coronavirus shutdowns. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Amazon is offering permanent jobs for 125,000 workers it hired to deal with a sharp rise in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Seattle barbershop remains closed because of the coronavirus outbreak on May 19. Last week, an additional 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits around the country. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Wednesday
President Trump, who uses Twitter as his primary form of communication, has long accused Facebook and Twitter of censoring conservative views. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media After Twitter Adds Warning To His Tweets
Thursday
Closed signs are seen Wednesday in businesses in Milwaukee. The coronavirus pandemic has left millions out of work. Morry Gash/AP hide caption
Wednesday
The service sector cut 16 million jobs — including 8.6 million in leisure and hospitality — between March and April, ADP said. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter, as the coronavirus lockdown began. The April-to-June quarter is expected to be worse. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
Thursday
As more and more workers lose jobs, many states say they are seeing the trust funds used to pay unemployment benefits begin to run low. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Tuesday
On the now-digital and remote floor of the New York Stock Exchange, oil prices, along with the effects of the coronavirus, have kept stocks down. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Ark., on April 6. Nick Oxford/Reuters hide caption