Unemployment claims soar 33% as coronavirus hits home

Single mom struggles to make ends meet amid coronavirus crisis 04:21. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits surged to their highest level in over two years, the U.S. Labor ... Read More

Jobless claims surge from 282,000 to record high of 3.3 million

Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, unemployment claims have surged to a record high. This is also a huge spike from the week prior, when 282,000 initial jobless claims were filed. Already, the ... Read More

States depleting unemployment funds as coronavirus causes massive surge in jobless claims - Fox Business

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. States are burning through cash reserved for unemployment claims as millions of workers put out of work ... Read More

America's stunning unemployment surge during coronavirus, visualized - NBC News

The ranks of the unemployed are swelling in ways not seen before since the coronavirus crisis. Another 1.5 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing the total to 45.4 million ... Read More

US jobless claims surge as coronavirus weighs on economy

U.S. jobless claims surged more-than-expected for the week that ended March 14, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits jumped to ... Read More

Coronavirus Layoffs Spark Surge in State Jobless Claims

In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same period the prior week: just 1,825. In neighboring Pennsylvania ... Read More

Unemployment claims surge to 3.3 million as coronavirus devastates economy

More than 3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as a devastating wave of layoffs and business closures due to the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, according to data ... Read More

Unemployment claims rise to 778,000 as COVID-19 pandemic worsens

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge ... Read More

Unemployment claims surge by 6.6 million as coronavirus continues to rout U.S. workforce - NBC News

Another wave of Americans filed first-time unemployment claims for the week ending April 4, bringing the cumulative total to an astonishing 16 million over the past three weeks. Read More

White House says record surge in unemployment claims 'no surprise' amid coronavirus response - Fox News

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The White House on Thursday said the record surge in unemployment claims is “to be totally expected ... Read More

Unemployment claims fell to a pandemic low. But there’s still a jobs crisis in America

Here’s the best worst news you’ll hear all week: Unemployment claims fell to a pandemic low. But they’re still higher than at any point during the Great Recession. Read More