The US is Suffering at least 1 Million Lost Jobs A Week

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New York(CNN Business) Another 1 million American workers filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Continued jobless claims, which count people filing at least two weeks in a row, stood at 14.5 million on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Congress' weekly supplemental $600 in jobless aid expired at the end of July, and lawmakers haven't been able to agree another round since. Meanwhile President Donald Trump signed an executive order, diverting funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for additional weekly benefits worth $300. States can add another $100 for a total $400 supplement, but many have said they can't afford that.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/27/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html