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United States: imminent unemployment spike

2020-03-25T17:21:22.584Z


The number of new registered unemployed has increased by 70,000 last week alone compared to that before.


Even before the governors of Maryland, Michigan or Delaware imitate their colleagues from New York, California and New Jersey, the number of plane passengers in the United States had already dropped on Monday by 86% over a year. Since then, the fall in air traffic has worsened further.

Many flights now have more crew members than travelers, admit the directors of the airlines, which have nevertheless reduced their services considerably. Not only do very few Americans buy plane tickets, but those who have reserved seats give up their trip to stay confined.

Read also: Coronavirus: New York is becoming bunkered by fearing that it is already too late…

Hundreds of distribution chains have closed, either on their own due to lack of customers or insufficient staff, or on the orders of local authorities. This is the case, for example, of brands in the clothing sector, such as American Eagle or The Gap, but also in decoration with Crate & Barrel, or furniture with Ikea North America and Levin Furniture.

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Source: lefigaro

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