New York State increases maximum unemployment benefit

7.6K views | The financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues with 5.2 million people filing for unemployment benefits during the week ending April 11, according to the Labor Department. That brings the total number of claims over the last four weeks to approximately 22 million. | CBS Newspath | Facebook

6.6 million workers filed for their first week of unemployment benefits in the week ending March 28 — a new historic high. A week earlier, 3.3 million Americans filed for their first week of benefits, which was the largest number ever at the time https://cnn.it/2WZobnr | CNN Replay