Subsidy Requests of Unemployment Grow in USA

The unemployment weekly rate in the country has increased by 9,000 locating the number in 429,000. According to the Department of Labor in the United States this information reveals the weakness of their labor market. The average number of these applications in four weeks maintained the same number than the last week.

The number of people that received a subsidy payment in governments of the Estate has decreased by 1,000. The unemployment subsidy covers up to 26 weeks after losing a job, but after the recession in the United States, the Federal Government added in 2008 that such programs extend this benefit until 90 weeks.

When the week concluded in June 4, the number of people that received any kind of subsidy because of unemployment by Estate Governments or Federal Governments increased to 7,54 million. (AV)

Source: EFE