US Weekly Jobless Claims Soar to Record Breaking 3.28 Million

The Labor Department released the shattering numbers on Thursday.

Jobless Claims Reach Record High As U.S. Surpasses China, Italy In Number Of Coronavirus Cases

Nearly 3.3 million people filed a claim for jobless aid in the week ending March 21, a nearly fivefold increase over the previous weekly record back in 1982 as the United States surpassed China and..

Tens Of Millions Face Job Loss Due To Coronavirus

Global job losses from the coronavirus crisis could far exceed the estimate from before. 25 million was the estimated guess for loss of jobs just days ago, U.S. jobless claims have surged to record..

Coronavirus Update: Jobless Claims Surge To Record 3.3 Million, Tri-State Area Hit Hard

The coronavirus pandemic has sent unemployment claims to record highs, and people all around New York and the country are feeling the effects of the global pandemic. CBS2's Nick Caloway reports.

WEB EXTRA: Record Breaking Jobless Claims

The Department of Labor reports that 3.28 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week. That shatters the previous record high of 695,000 set in 1982. People are losing their jobs as..

U.S. jobless claims surge to record 3.28 million

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits surged to a record of more than 3 million last week as an economy grounded to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of..

Mnuchin Dismisses Record Setting Unemployment

The U.S. Labor Department showed 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment for the week ending March 21. According to Business Insider that's a staggering increase in unemployment cases. In a CNBC..

US Weekly Jobless Claims Soar to Record-Breaking 3.28 Million

US Weekly Jobless Claims Soar to Record-Breaking 3.28 Million The Labor Department released the shattering numbers on Thursday. Jobless claims had been as low as 282,000 the previous week. 3.28..

U.S. Jobless Claims Hit 3.3 Million, Quadruple Previous Record

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The..

Pandemic-Driven Layoffs Push Jobless Claims Into The Millions

In a number for the history books, U.S. jobless claims soared to a record 3.3 million for the week ended March 21, with more likely to come.

$2 tln U.S. stimulus fails to lift global stocks

The U.S. has a $2 trillion stimulus package, but that wasn't enough to lift global stock markets Thursday. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

Rout resumes as more nations self-isolate against virus

Financial markets around the world took another hammering on Monday as a rising tide of national coronavirus lockdowns threatened to overwhelm policymakers' frantic efforts to cushion what is likely to..

Weekly Unemployment Claims up to 281,000 Due to Coronavirus Layoffs

Weekly Unemployment Claims up to 281,000 Due to Coronavirus Layoffs Jobless claims have reached their highest total since September 2017, according to the Labor Department. The number rose from..

U.S. layoffs surge amid coronavirus shut down

Weekly unemployment claims surged to a 2-1/2 year high as companies laid off workers because of the coronavirus pandemic that has frozen economic activity. Conway G. Gittens has more.