May 21, 2020

38.6 Million Have Filed For Unemployment Since March-NPR

The United States is still losing jobs at an alarming pace two months after the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Another 2.4 million people filed claims for unemployment last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's down 249,000 — or 9% — from the previous week, but still painfully high by historical standards. NPR, 05/21/2020