US unemployment rate hits 14.7% as more than 20.5 million lose jobs

US unemployment rate hits 14.7% as more than 20.5 million lose jobs
The US unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 14.7% - the highest rate since the 1930s Great Depression as more than 20.5 million Americans suffer job losses ...
Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8300753/US-unemployment-rate-hits-14-7-20-5-million-lose-jobs.html

US job losses pass 40m as coronavirus crisis sees claims rise 2.1m in a week
Rate of new unemployment claims has continued to fall from its early-April peak but claimants still face huge delays.
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/28/us-job-losses-unemployment-coronavirus

US jobless claims top 40m as economy struggles to reopen
The number of Americans to have sought unemployment benefits during the pandemic has eclipsed 40m after more than 2m people applied for the first time last ...
Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/32b5d491-d38c-4f17-bec3-a7309bb6c939