U.S. figures released on Friday showed a surprise drop in joblessness as some of those who were temporarily laid off returned to work.
But it's only a dent in the recent months' surge of unemployment, which remains near Depression-era levels. In a pattern repeated across the world, high unemployment means less money spent in surviving stores, restaurants and travel businesses, with repercussions across economies rich and poor.RELATED: Coronavirus lockdown eases in England, more exercise allowed“My boss feared that since we come from Kibera (an impoverished slum), we might infect them with COVID-19, and so he let us go,” said Margaret Awino, a cleaning worker in a Nairobi charity.