BREAKING: 1.6 million *new* unemployment claims (regular + PUA) were filed last week, up from 1.4 million the week before.

Jobless claims remain 4.5 times as high as a year ago. They have barely come down in August.

**The US has 29 million people on unemployment aid** pic.twitter.com/Q7CrWwpEQx

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) September 3, 2020