The U.S. economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged factories, businesses and households, pushing U.S. economic growth to a low not seen since the United States wound down wartime spending in 1946.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
2020 was the worst year for economic growth since World War II
New federal data offers a comprehensive snapshot of a year marred by staggering job losses, waves of small-business closures and mounting inequality
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January 28, 2021 at 6:11 p.m. EST