WASHINGTON, May 7 — New claims for unemployment benefits filed by US workers declined slightly last week, but were still a staggering 3.2 million, government data said today. The data bring the total claims filed since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close their...
People gather at the entrance for the New York State Department of Labor offices, which are closed to the public due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the Brooklyn borough of New York March 20, 2020. ― Reuters pic
WASHINGTON, May 7 — New claims for unemployment benefits filed by US workers declined slightly last week, but were still a staggering 3.2 million, government data said today. The data bring the total claims filed since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to close their doors to stop the virus’s spread, to 33.5 million. — AFP
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