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into the latest updates. We now know that some 3.3 million Americans are out of work as of like

this week. The jobless claims have shot up massively this week,

according to CNBC. Americans displaced by coronavirus crisis filed unemployment claims in record

numbers last week. The Labor Department reported Thursday a surge to 3.28 million. That is an

increase, about 3 million people in the course of one week alone. One week alone. The number

shatters the Great Recession

peak of 665,000 in March 2009 and the all-time mark of 695,000 in October 1982. The previous week

was 282,000. So we shot up 3 million lost jobs in one week. So when people tell you, don't worry

about the economy is all about saving lives,

just understand the economy has some pretty real ramifications for the three million people who

just lost their jobs. No doubt most of those people, hourly workers or blue-collar workers or people

who are not making $150,000 a year. Consensus estimates from economists surveyed by Dow Jones

showed an expectation for $1.5 million at new claims, but individual forecasts

on Wall Street had been anticipating a much higher number. The surge comes amid a crippling slowdown

brought on by the coronavirus crisis. Well, to be fair, that is not brought on just by consumer

activity. That is brought on by state and federal governments and international governments

everywhere, telling people that they must stay in their homes. It turns out that it's hard to shop, and it makes you a little bit leery about spending your money when you're not sure if you're going to have a job in five minutes, and also when you cannot go outside. Turns out that really cuts down on the capacity of the economy to keep moving. The four-week moving average, which smoothed out weekly distortions, was 1.7 million,

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