Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Unemployment Hits 25 Percent (5/28/20)
The number of unemployed since the mid-March shutdown grew to more than 40 million people after 2.1 claims were filed last week.
Park Slope. Photo by Susan De Vries
We’re in the eleventh week of sheltering in place and the 46th day of home schooling for New York City schools.
The number of unemployed since the mid-March shutdown grew to more than 40 million people after 2.1 claims were filed last week, the Labor Department said today. That’s roughly a quarter or 25 percent of the labor force who are out of a job — and doesn’t count those whose claims have not yet been processed, the undocumented, entrepreneurs and others.
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