Kudlow: 'Very difficult' unemployment numbers possible in May too
By Justine Coleman - 05/10/20 09:50 AM EDT
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that the unemployment statistics in May could “also be very difficult" after a record 20 million people lost their jobs in April amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kudlow told ABC’s “This Week†that it will “take a while†for the reopening efforts underway in a number of states to have a positive effect on the U.S. economy and unemployment.
“I don’t want to sugarcoat it because I think those numbers for May are gonna be also very difficult numbers,†he said. “It’s going to take a while for the reopening to have an impact, so there’s that.â€
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