US Unemployment

People wait in line as SF-Marin Food Bank hands out food bags at Bayview Opera House in San Francisco, US, April 20. Due to the pandemic and absence of fiscal stimulus, long-term unemployment has been rising in America. Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Jobs slowdown points to shaky US recovery without vaccine, aid

Lack of stimulus could further hit state and local governments

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

1.2 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week

FILE PHOTO: People queue to collect food distribution at Harlem's Community Kitchen and Food Pantry service by the Food Bank for New York City during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Global Economy

Another 1.4 million in the US filed for unemployment benefits last week

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

Another 1.3 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Global Economy

Nearly 43 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits during the pandemic

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Global Economy

US unemployment at 36 million, another 3 million file for benefits

FILE PHOTO: An empty restaurant is seen in Manhattan borough following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, US, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Global Economy

US weekly jobless claims blow past 6 million mark