Weekly jobless claims are on the rise last week in the United States, rising above the million mark, according to figures released Thursday by the Department of Labor.
From August 9 to 15, 1.1 million people registered as unemployed. This is more than expected by analysts, who were counting on 990,000 new requests.
The previous week, the number of new registrations had fallen below the million mark, for the first time since March, and 971,000 people had applied, according to data revised upwards.
A total of 14.8 million people were receiving unemployment benefit during the week of August 2-8, with the data released one week later.
By cumulating all the aid paid by the federal state, by each of the 50 states, and by local authorities, the number of beneficiaries was, at the end of July, just over 28 million people – these figures being published two weeks later.
The unemployed have been facing the loss of crucial $ 600 a week in aid since early August, which was adopted at the end of March by the Trump administration and Congress as part of the massive economic stimulus package. ‘economy.
The White House and the elected Democrats in Congress agree to extend it, but cannot agree on the amount.
Donald Trump signed an executive order for a temporary extension of this aid with an amount reduced to a maximum of $ 400 – $ 300 paid by the federal government for $ 100 paid by each of the states. They are free or not to participate in this program, South Dakota having refused for example.
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