The Labor Department reports today that more than four million people applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number seeking benefits to over 26 million since the spread of Coronavirus forced states to shut down.
The Labor Department reports today that more than four million people applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number seeking benefits to over 26 million since the spread of Coronavirus forced states to shut down.
Off the lives of i don't know who is ...- today that more than- four million people applied for- unemployment- benefits last week .
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.- this brings the total number- seeking benefits to over 26 - million since the spread of - coronavirus forced states to- shut down.- over the last four weeks the- labor force lost more than 22 - million jobs.
- that erases nearly all the jobs- gained since the great- recession.- most states were seeing initial- claims slowing from - weeks past .
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.- but analysts say the pain is- compounding.-
Close to half a million people have lost their jobs in Alabama since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Department of..