Apple 'App economy' generated 300,000 new US jobs amidst coronavirus pandemic

Apple is pointing out the efforts of three companies that contributed to the 300,000 jobs that the App Store facilitates.

In an announcement on Wednesday, Apple says that the entire App Store ecosystem now supports more than 2.1 million US jobs across all 50 states. This is an increase of 15 percent since April 2019, and is part of the 2.7 million jobs Apple supports across the country across all aspects of its business.As part of that, Apple is pointing to three businesses that have expanded coding efforts and business during the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, family-centric video calling app Caribu's team tripled in size, from four employees to 12.

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