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Another 1.3 million U.S. workers filed for unemployment insurance last week, the Department of Labor said Thursday. While the new jobless claims have leveled off some since peaking at 6.9 million in late March, they remain at historically high levels -- and have been in the millions each week for over three months. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the record for weekly unemployment filings was 695,000 in 1982.The latest data from the DOL indicates that some business are reopening as pandemic restrictions ease, but some 18 million U.S. workers are still receiving unemployment insurance.
Some of the hardest-hit industries by the COVID-19 financial crisis include hospitality, food and beverage service and the travel sector. The official unemployment rate in June was 11.1%, the Labor Department said last week. Economists, however, cautioned that this figure might not encompass business re-closings that have been happening in recent weeks amid concerning rises in COVID-19 cases in many states.
Good thing God has jobs lined up for us all! No need to be the slaves of a corrupt system, let's work for love!
Oh the economy is taking off better than anyone ever expected. Great things are happening. In the words of Trump. 🤔
Thank you China for continued destruction of our economy. Your reckless actions spreading a virus has cost us lives, treasure and peace of mind. When will they pay reparations to the world?
GREATEST ECONOMY EVER
Were these people in blue states?
Thanks China.
Not sure why unemployment hasn’t been extended again.. some folks got laid off early in the year right as covid started it’s economical erosion..
Hey dunnie luuk at thus🤣🤣 OnYourWatch realDonaldTrump
Maybe if the protesters and rioters had their unemployment cut off, they would have to go and get a job .
TheView So will the stock market go higher today based on this unemployment number
More winning by TRUMP.
Well at least the stock market is up. WINNING!
I'm suspecting that these trumpanzie bosses aren't taking back workers. Are they pocketing the loans to buy boats and save for vacations All to not hire back ' those people aren't going to report to work anyway, they want to riot!! The statues!!'
YIKES!!!!!
keepondontstop So much for that record job growth the SociopathInChief and his parasitic kids have been heralding.
SurfingBlue2020 Where's Bunker Boy? Why isn't talking about this, unemployment going up?
And hopefully someday they will start sending those of us who applied months ago the benefits we were supposedly approved for...
Yep. PPP ran out for small businesses. 2nd wave of layoffs. notoutofthewoods
It’s ok we have one of the best president’s and he’s working on it this time next year nobody will even remember this MAGA
More to come. Boeing set lays off weekly/monthly?
MORE: While the new jobless claims have leveled off some since peaking at 6.9 million in late March, they remain at historically high levels—and have been in the millions each week for over three months.
fivestarmichael Neoliberal Globalization did this.
This is great news if compared to a post apocalyptic environment where people were hunted by vampire cats.
Wow you are wetting yourself over this.
Only in Trump’s economy could this be considered good news. Any other time it would be completely shocking and politically ruinous.
RES911CUE And another 1.3m who lost health insurance in the middle of a worsening pandemic.
Can we send those responsible for this situation to unemployment this November please? vote votePLEASE
I wonder if numbnuts will brag about these job numbers.
Biden is not running as Democrat. His platform is Sanders, his base is socialist. We will have a Socialist President and socialist controlled house and Senate. Call them by their proper name. They are not Democrats they have become Socialist plain & simple DemocratSocialists
There's another 1.3 million people who know that Trump is lying about the economy.
But Trump said the NASDAQ hit an all time record! 🙄
Stop the 600 dollars
NPR is currently doing an indepth report in how incompetent the Philippine government has handled Carona virus response, with a particular focus on the 'pain' caused by their 'cash strapped citizens' under their economic opression by their Gov! Rightwing media has to dig deep!
Rocket ship recovery
Inapt POTUS Hello Biden the White house is all yours after Nov the 4th.. Vietnam war dodger crook, Crafty, cunning and yet a Clueless Covfefe Trump needs a miracle to win & miracles are hard to come by Shed red Go blue RussiaGate
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