Trump's senior economic adviser has said unemployment could pass 20 percent in May and remain at double digits through November.

The US Labor Department has said that unemployment rates rose in all 50 American states and the District of Columbia in April.

More than 2.4 million people applied for US unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak.

Nearly half of Americans say in a new survey that they or someone in their household has lost employment income because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of 36.5 million Americans have filed unemployment claims since mid-March following the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, according to a new report.

US President Donald Trump says he “totally” disagrees with his top health advisor, Anthony Fauci, who warned of “serious consequences” of an early ending of coronavirus restrictions.

The US Treasury secretary says the unemployment rate reported by the government is likely to get worse amid lockdown measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting layoffs broadened from consumer-facing industries to other segments of the economy.

EU jobs ministers hold a video-conference amid forecasts that unemployment in the 27-nation bloc could double due to COVID-19 pandemic. Young adults are particularly vulnerable in this regard, according to economists.

Iran’s statistics office says joblessness dropped by 1.5% in the year ending late March.