Unemployment: 1.5 million laid-off workers seek US jobless aid in 11th straight weekly drop

Another 1.5 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week - bringing the total over the past 13 weeks to a staggering 45.7 million.

READ the Department of Labor announcement here [PDF].

1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week, but 20.5 million are still without a job and receiving unemployment checks.

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims

Initial claims were 1,508,000 for the week ending 6/13 (-58,000).

Insured unemployment was 20,544,000 for the week ending 6/6 (-62,000).https://t.co/ys7Eg5LKAW

- US Labor Department (@USDOL) June 18, 2020