Another 5.2 Million U.S. Workers Filed for Unemployment Benefits Last Week
Thursday 16 April, 2020 Written by Simon Collyer
USA - Another 5.2 million workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, raising the total in a month of coronavirus shutdowns to more than 20 million.
“It might take until mid-May or longer before we see claims declining” to much lower levels, said University of Michigan labor economist Daniil Manaenkov. “It could take until we see the economy partially reopen.”
Image: Jobseekers in the US.
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