What The GOP Has Done To Us… By libresist | June 4, 2020 | Comments Off on What The GOP Has Done To Us… As if you could forget… View this post on Instagram More than 40 million people — the equivalent of 1 out of every 4 American workers — have filed for unemployment benefits since the #coronavirus pandemic grabbed hold in mid-March, the government reported on Thursday. It’s an astounding tally that rivals the bleakest years of the Great Depression. Last week, 2.1 million people filed new jobless claims. That number may not only be a result of fresh layoffs, but also evidence that states are working their way through a choking backlog of claims. This is the eighth week in a row that new jobless claims dipped from a peak of almost 6.9 million, but the level is still far above any other historic highs. Tap the link in our bio to read more about this week’s report from the Labor Department. A post shared by The New York Times (@nytimes) on May 28, 2020 at 9:55am PDT Posted in Blog