50 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the government lockdowns began.

~ 26 million have filed for unemployment in 5 weeks – YouTube

~ 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March – YouTube

~ 33 Million Americans File For Unemployment In 7 weeks Morning Joe MSNBC – YouTube

~ Over 44 million Americans file for unemployment since mid-March – CNN Video

~ Unemployment claims rise to nearly 50 million amid coronavirus pandemic – NBC News

~ Unemployment Claims Rise To Nearly 50 Million Amid Coronavirus Pandemic NBC News NOW – YouTube



1 in 4 Have Filed for Unemployment

~ Quarter of US workers file for unemployment benefits – YouTube


1 in 6 have lost their job


Record breaking / Skyrocketing

~ Record-high 3.28 million Americans file for unemployment benefits in past week – YouTube

~ Record number of Americans filing for unemployment – YouTube


Millions of Jobs Lost Weekly

~ 2.1 Million More Americans File For Unemployment Benefits – Morning Joe – MSNBC – YouTube

~ 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment last week – YouTube

~ 3.17 million new jobless claims filed in week 7 of COVID-19 pandemic – Fox News – VIDEO

~ 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment relief last week – YouTube

~ 6.6 million Americans file for unemployment l ABC News – YouTube


Local Unemployment Records Across the Country

~ California sees unprecedented demand for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 outbreak – YouTube

~ Unemployment applications skyrocket in California, wait lines grow – YouTube

~ Colorado unemployment claims skyrocket as labor department scrambles to catch up – YouTube

~ Unprecedented number of Colorado workers applying for unemployment due to coronavirus – YouTube

~ Florida struggling to handle unprecedented unemployment filings – YouTube

~ Floridians file for unemployment in record numbers – YouTube

~ Florida unemployment claims skyrocket due to coronavirus – YouTube

~ Florida unemployment numbers skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic – YouTube

~ Florida’s unemployment benefits website overloaded with unprecedented number of applications – YouTube

~ Unemployment claims skyrocket in Florida – YouTube

~ Hawaii unemployment claims continue to skyrocket – YouTube

~ Record-breaking unemployment continues in Georgia – YouTube

~ Idaho’s unemployment numbers skyrocket during the coronavirus pandemic – YouTube

~ Coronavirus Unemployment As Claims Explode, Illinois Systems To Process Them Are Stressed – YouTube

~ Massachusetts system struggling with unprecedented rush for unemployment benefits – YouTube

~ Massachusetts Unemployment Claims Surge – YouTube

~ Massachusetts unemployment system reports ‘unprecedented’ demand – YouTube

~ Missouri has ‘unprecedented’ 21,000 appeal requests for unemployment – YouTube

~ Montana unemployment filings skyrocket – YouTube

~ New Mexico unemployment claims skyrocket – YouTube

~ Unemployment in New Mexico continues to skyrocket – YouTube

~ Unemployment filings hit record number in New Mexico – YouTube

~ Record unemployment claims in Nevada – YouTube

~ Record number of Oklahomans apply for unemployment benefits amid coronavirus outbreak – YouTube

~ Ohio receives nearly 140,000 unemployment claims in a week – YouTube

~ Oregon, Washington record-setting unemployment skyrockets – YouTube

~ Unemployment claims skyrocket in SC; how to apply – YouTube

~ Tennessee unemployment claims reach half a million since mid-March – YouTube

~ Navigating record unemployment in Tennessee – YouTube

~ More Utahns File for Unemployment – YouTube

~ Record-breaking number of Virginians file for unemployment – YouTube

~ Record number of unemployment claims in Virginia – YouTube

~ Unemployment claims skyrocket in Virginia and across U.S. – YouTube

~ Unemployment claims surging in Wisconsin – YouTube


Facts and Stats