COVID-19 cases continues to be reported.And as reported coronavirus cases remain high, so do the number of Americans who remain without work due to the pandemic.On Thursday, the Associated Press reported about 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S.
unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening.According to the AP, though the unemployment rate unexpectedly declined from 14.7%, it is still a high 13.3%.
And even with the May hiring gain, just one in nine jobs that were lost in March and April have returned. Nearly 21 million people are officially classified as unemployed.These latest figures show that.