Unemployment Applications Continue To Rising In Us
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the USA was 6 million 606 thousand, breaking a record in the week ending April 4 due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The data of the previous week was revised from 6 million 648 thousand to 6 million 867 thousand. The U.S. Department of Labor has released data on weekly unemployment benefits:
According to the data, the number of people who demanded unemployment benefits for the first time in the country decreased by 261 thousand people to 6 million 606 thousand in the week ending April 4, compared to the previous week.
The market expectations for the data, which reached a record level in the previous week, were about 5 million 250 thousand.
As of last week, the average of 4-week unemployment benefits increased by 1 million 598 thousand 750 people compared to the previous week and reached 4 million 265 thousand.