U.S. Unemployment Benefits Applications are 5 Million 245 Thousand People
The total number of applications for unemployment benefits in the United States in the last week was found to be 5 million 245 thousand.
As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States increased day by day and the country ranked first in the world in the outbreak, economic flows almost stopped. In the week that companies closed for the first time, 3.3 million people applying for unemployment benefits rose, setting an all-time record. Applications for unemployment benefits rose the following week to 6.6 million people. Last week, 6.6 million applications were made and the number of unemployed rose above 16 million.
Last week, the daily loss of life in the United States passed a thousand people and this week passed 2 thousand people, and President Trump of the United States, the number of cases exceeded the estimated peak point, many regions began to experience a decrease in the number of new cases, he said. Trump said that the social distance rule could be loosened and economic activity could start slowly, while he said he would make remarks today about the country's economy.
The weekly unemployment benefits application set prior to Trump's remarks was 5 million 245 thousand people in the week ending April 10, and unemployment benefit applications in the last 4 weeks exceeded 21 million.