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
- ~ 30 million? 18 million? How many Americans are out of work right now? – Marketplace
- ~ 30 million Americans have filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March – CNN
- ~ 33 million people have now sought U.S. unemployment aid since COVID-19 hit – Marketplace
- ~ More than 51 million have filed for unemployment under shelter-in-place – San Francisco Chronicle
- ~ Nearly 50 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment—Here’s What’s Really Happening – Forbes
- ~ Over 44.2 million Americans have filed for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic – Fortune
- ~ Toll on America: More than 50 MILLION Americans out of work in pandemic as another 1.3million file for unemployment – The US Sun
- ~ U.S. jobless claims reach 26 million since coronavirus hit, wiping out all gains since 2008 recession – NBC News
1 in 4 Have Filed for Unemployment
~ Quarter of US workers file for unemployment benefits – YouTube
1 in 6 have lost their job
- ~ 1 in 6 Americans has lost their job during the coronavirus pandemic – CBS News
- ~ 1 in 4 Americans have either lost their job or had pay cut from coronavirus shutdowns – CNBC
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
- ~ 43 states have record unemployment. See where your state ranks – CNN
- ~ Record Unemployment- Faces of the Jobless During the Coronavirus – The New York Times
- ~ Record unemployment looms in the UK. Here’s what the government must do – The Guardian
- ~ Op-Ed- Long-term unemployment is skyrocketing — here’s how we stop it – CNBC
- ~ Unemployment still skyrocketing – Fox News
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
- ~ 803,000 Americans Filed For Unemployment Last Week 70 Million Sought Unemployment Benefits Since The Pandemic – Forbes
- ~ 3.3 Million File for Unemployment Claims, Shattering The Record – NPR
- ~ A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week – NBC News
- ~ Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week – CNN
- ~ Jobless claims soar past 3 million as coronavirus sends Americans to unemployment lines – CNBC
- ~ Millions of Americans join unemployment line as coronavirus savages economy – Reuters
- ~ New Jobless Claims Keep Rising Unexpectedly Despite Nearly 6 Million Americans Dropping Unemployment Benefits – Forbes
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
~ 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
~ 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
- ~ Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey – Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
- ~ ‘Hit by a hurricane’ 22m out of work in US as coronavirus takes heavy economic toll – US unemployment and employment statistics
- ~ How U.S. unemployment during COVID-19 compares with Great Recession – Pew Research Center
- ~ Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey – How the Government Measures Unemployment – US Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ~ Long-term U.S. unemployment rose sharply under COVID-19; Asian Americans hit hardest – Pew Research Center
- ~ Overview of BLS Statistics on Unemployment – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- ~ Unemployment rose higher in three months of COVID-19 than it did in two years of the Great Recession – Pew Research Center
- ~ United States Unemployment Rate – 1948-2020 Data – 2021-2022 Forecast – Calendar – Trading Economics
- ~ Unemployment rate rises to record high 14.7 percent in April 2020 – The Economics Daily- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics