Over 40 million U.S. unemployment insurance applications New Coronavirus May 29, 7:04
In the United States, where the employment situation is deteriorating due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of unemployment insurance newly applied for by a person who lost a job is 2.12 million cases per week, and an emergency situation is declared. Since the middle of March, the total number has exceeded 40 million.
According to the US Department of Labor's announcement on the 28th, the number of newly applied unemployment insurance claims in the week before the 23rd was 2,123,000. Compared to the previous week, the number of cases decreased by about 320,000, but it is still more than three times the serious level compared to the time of the Lehman shock.
The total number of cases has exceeded 40 million in the 10 weeks since the national emergency declaration was issued in the middle of March. A simple comparison of this with the working population of the United States shows that one in four workers lose their jobs, and recently large companies whose management has deteriorated have noticed the move to mass layoffs. I am.
On the other hand, the number of people who continue to receive benefits after applying for unemployment insurance turned down for the first time since mid-March. From this month, stores and factories have begun to reopen all over the United States, and it seems that some people are returning to work.
However, the Federal Reserve Board's report also pointed out that the unusual expansion of unemployment insurance by the government's economic measures has discouraged people from looking for the next job. There is a strong expectation that the rate will be the worst ever and will deteriorate to 20%.