coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), unemployment insurance claims have remained high since March 2020. During the week ending January 16, 2021, about 900,000 initial unemployment claims were made. This is a decrease from the week prior, when initial unemployment claims stood at 900,000, also due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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US Department of Labor. (January 21, 2021). Number of initial unemployment insurance claims made per week in the United States from January 2020 to January 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107247/unemployment-insurance-initial-claims-weekly/
US Department of Labor. "Number of initial unemployment insurance claims made per week in the United States from January 2020 to January 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107247/unemployment-insurance-initial-claims-weekly/
US Department of Labor. (2021). Number of initial unemployment insurance claims made per week in the United States from January 2020 to January 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107247/unemployment-insurance-initial-claims-weekly/
US Department of Labor. "Number of Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Made per Week in The United States from January 2020 to January 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107247/unemployment-insurance-initial-claims-weekly/
US Department of Labor, Number of initial unemployment insurance claims made per week in the United States from January 2020 to January 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107247/unemployment-insurance-initial-claims-weekly/ (last visited January 28, 2021)