Last week in United States, people applying for unemployment insurance ticked up last week to 1.1 million, reported The Washington Post. The unemployment claims were higher than the week before which stood at 970,000. The Washington Post reported that the data shows the number of job postings slowly recovering in recent weeks, compared with postings from the year prior. "However, last week, postings took a turn for the worse. The US accounted for the world`s highest number of cases and deaths at 5,573,501 and 173,114, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Source: dna August 21, 2020 04:41 UTC