[BostonCard]

On the one hand, yeah!, I guess.  Initial claims were 963,000, the first time claims were at less than 1 million in 20(!) weeks.  Continuing claims dropped to 28.3 million (down about 3 million).

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...paign=news

On the other hand, even at the peak of the great recession, new claims for unemployment were less than 1 million.

BC

[BostonCard]

On the one hand, yeah!, I guess.  Initial claims were 963,000, the first time claims were at less than 1 million in 20(!) weeks.  Continuing claims dropped to 28.3 million (down about 3 million).

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...paign=news

On the other hand, even at the peak of the great recession, new claims for unemployment were less than 1 million.

BC

[Mick]

On the one hand, yeah!, I guess.  Initial claims were 963,000, the first time claims were at less than 1 million in 20(!) weeks.  Continuing claims dropped to 28.3 million (down about 3 million).

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...paign=news

On the other hand, even at the peak of the great recession, new claims for unemployment were less than 1 million.

BC

And average initial claims for unemployment were about 1/4th of this week's number pre-pandemic.

https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

[Mick]

On the one hand, yeah!, I guess.  Initial claims were 963,000, the first time claims were at less than 1 million in 20(!) weeks.  Continuing claims dropped to 28.3 million (down about 3 million).

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...paign=news

On the other hand, even at the peak of the great recession, new claims for unemployment were less than 1 million.

BC

And average initial claims for unemployment were about 1/4th of this week's number pre-pandemic.

https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf