3.28*10^6 people is 1.59% of the 206*10^6 US working age population. [0] For com... | Hacker News

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		markvdb on March 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits 3.2810^6 people is 1.59% of the 20610^6 US working age population. [0] For comparison, in my native Belgium, 18.38% of the working age population receive temporary jobless allowances due to corona [1]. [0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LFWA64TTUSM647S [1]https://www.tijd.be/politiek-economie/belgie/federaal/overhe... (Sorry, Dutch language source only)

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