The Labor Department on Thursday reported that 3.2 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the seven-week total for people seeking jobless benefits to more than 33 million Americans. It also gives laid-off workers a greater sense of comfort about their finances. Roughly 1 in 4 laid-off workers say they will be in “real financial trouble” in less than a month if nothing changes. Half of the laid-off workers say they have been able to apply for unemployment, but under 3 in 10 have received money so far, the Post-Ipsos poll finds. ADEven if a large share of workers do get called back, millions of Americans are still likely to remain jobless.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2020 10:31 UTC