upper waypoint

California Unemployment Claims at Nearly 3.7 Million

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Coronavirus Live Updates logo.

More than 328,000 Californians filed for unemployment benefits last week, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report released Thursday. That brings the total number of statewide unemployment claims since the shelter-in-place orders began in mid-March to nearly 3.7 million.

Nationally, jobless claims filed over the past six weeks now total over 30 million. That's roughly one out of every five people who had a job in February, NPR reported.

— Monica Lam (@monicazlam)

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint