Unemployment insurance claim filings continue there unprecedented increase.

Another 2.9 million Americans filed for unemployment the previous week in May. This brings the total to 36.5 million people whom have filed for jobless aid in the two months since the coronavirus and state governments forced millions of businesses to close their doors and shrink their workforces according to the Labor Department.

Unemployment stood at 14.7% in April, the most recent month for reporting.