US Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4% Even as Hiring SlowsUS Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4% Even as Hiring SlowsU.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August to a still-high 8.4% from 10.2%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far.Associated PressAssociated PressBrandon ComeauxBrandon Comeaux
