As the Department of Labor released new unemployment figures yesterday, everyone took a deep breath and held it. Another week of tremendous job losses, shooting unemployment claims up to 22 million total, in just one month. These losses appear to wipe out the gains made in the decade since the financial crash in 2008. And most experts expect it to continue.
Yahoo Finance has a graphic on which states reported the greatest increase from last week's unemployment numbers, below. The hardest hit see 5% losses.
The Washington Post has more on the decade's-worth of job losses sustained this year due to the pandemic: U.S. now has 22 million unemployed, wiping out a decade of job gains
New research suggests the US unemployment rate is about to become useless (Quartz)
A helpful, brief look at why our usual measurements for unemployment are failing us at the moment - and what we should be turning to for information, in this unprecedented time.
How to Apply for Unemployment Benefits
- File an Unemployment Claim (PA Office of Unemployment Compensation)
- File an Unemployment Claim (NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development)
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