Number of applications for unemployment insurance in the US Over 22 million in four weeks New Corona April 17 6:22
In the United States, where the spread of the new coronavirus is serious, the dismissal of workers cannot be stopped. The number of unemployment insurance claims filed in the one week until the 11th of this month was over 5.24 million, and the total number of claims for the four weeks after the declaration of emergency was over 22 million.
According to the US Department of Labor's announcement on the 16th, the number of new unemployment insurance claims filed in the week before 11th of this month was 5,245,000.
This is down from 6.61 million in the previous week and 6.86 million in the previous week, which was the worst level ever, but it is still 8 times the level of the Lehman shock and record high. It has become.
As a result, the number of applications for the four weeks since the middle of last month when the national emergency was announced exceeded 22 million, and the spread of the new coronavirus has affected the discontinuation of employment in a wide range of industries. It doesn't depend.
In many places throughout the United States, benefits are being delayed due to the flood of applications from unemployed people, which is having a serious impact on the daily lives of these people, and how quickly they can make payments is an urgent issue.