US jobless claims keep climbing to hit 38.6m since lockdowns
Another 2.4m Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing t
he total number of first time applications to 38.6m since the coronavirus pand
emic hit the world’s largest economy nine weeks ago.
It marked the seventh consecutive weekly decline in applications, in line with
expectations of 2.4m for the week ending May 16, according to a survey of eco
nomists by Refinitiv.
The number of people actually receiving benefits rose to 25.07m for the week e
nding May 9, and those receiving unemployment insurance comprised 17.2 per cen
t of all workers that week.
The report suggests that lay-offs may have peaked as economies begin to gradua
lly reopen and some furloughed employees resume work while others have found n
ew jobs. However, concerns remain that job cuts which were expected to be temp
orary will become permanent.
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell has warned that a full US economic recovery m
ay take until the end of next year and could depend on the development of a Co
vid-19 vaccine.
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本周新增243.8万人失业人口
和预期的差不多（240万
累积3860万人
与预期差不多
小道琼突然往上冲
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