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45.7 million have filed unemployment during the pandemic—greater than the combined population of 23 states

June 18, 2020

Via: Fortune

More than 1.5 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims in the week ending June 13. That’s an improvement of 58,000 on the prior week, but the latest figure comes in above economists’ estimates. More worryingly, it marks 13 straight weeks with jobless claims topping a million.

That brings the total unemployment claims since the start of the coronavirus shutdowns to a whopping 45.7 million, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That’s greater than the combined population of 23 American states.

Americans currently on the unemployment rolls are receiving an additional $600 weekly in benefits on top of their state benefits.

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