The decline in unemployment slowed in the United States by the pandemic

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In the United States, the unemployment figure has been scrutinized since the start of the Covid-19 crisis and continues to grow. Some 1.48 million new registrants is a slight drop compared to the previous week, but more important than expected. A sign that the trend is still going up.

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Some 1.48 million new allocation requests were registered from June 15 to 20. This number illustrates the difficult fall in unemployment in the United States, as the authorities struggle to stem the coronavirus pandemic.

Since mid-March, more than 47.2 million Americans have been out of work. Mass unemployment that the first world power had not suffered since the Great Depression of the thirties.

The sectors most affected are services, catering, hotels, but also tourism or the aviation sector. Many companies are in great difficulty, despite the gradual reopening of the economy in recent weeks. This is the case of Macy's, a chain of department stores based in New York, which has just announced the elimination of nearly 4,000 jobs, in anticipation of weaker sales.

The recovery of SMEs will be crucial for the rebound of the American economy, experts say. However, many of them are not sure whether they can restart, despite government aid. Nor to be able to hire thereafter, as long as the pandemic is not controlled.

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