“Jobless claims total 2.4 million, still elevated levels but a declining pace from previous weeks”
May 21, 2020
“First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled 2.44 million last week as the tail effects of the coronavirus shutdown continued to impact the U.S. jobs market. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 2.4 million claims.
The seasonally adjusted total, while still well above anything the nation had seen in pre-coronavirus America, represents the seventh straight week of a declining pace following the record peak of 6.9 million in late March…”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/us-weekly-jobless-claims.html