National data shows that almost 19 percent of Latinos in the U.S. are now unemployed, a number higher than that of any other ethnic group. Just 16 percent of Latinos have jobs that allow them to work from home, a recent study found.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80 Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC Latinos Hard-Hit By Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis | NBC Nightly News

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gives an update on rising unemployment figures, revealing 2.7 million Australians out of jobs or had hours cuts. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2noaGhv Get more breaking news at: https://bit.ly/2nobVgF Join Nine News for the latest in news and events that affect you in your local city, as well as news from across Australia and the world. Follow Nine News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9News/ Follow Nine News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS Follow Nine News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9news/ #9News #BreakingNews #NineNewsAustralia #9NewsAUS

A further 3.2 million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as the economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount. The new applications brought the total number of jobless claims since mid-March to 33.3 million- or about 20% of the US workforce. The number of new claims reported each week by the Department of Labor has subsided since hitting a peak of 6.9 million in March. But they remain extraordinarily high. And the number of people collecting benefits has continued to rise, despite recent moves to start re-opening in some parts of the country. “The significant rise in continuing claims … is a little disappointing since it suggests few people are being recalled to work,” said Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics. #BBCOS #BBCOutsideSource Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

Estimates the unemployment rate will climb past 10%, banks say they can weather the coronavirus storm despite plunging profits and can Target survive the pandemic? Network Finance Editor Gemma Acton has the details. Subscribe to 7NEWS for the latest video » https://7news.link/YTSubscribe Connect with 7NEWS online Visit » https://7news.com.au Facebook » https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAustralia Twitter » https://twitter.com/7NewsAustralia Instagram » https://www.instagram.com/7newsaustralia/ #BreakingNews #coronavirus #COVID19 #7NEWS

Update: As unemployment reaches record levels in California, Gov. Gavin Newson on April 15 has signed an executive order to extend the hours of the Employment Development Department’s call center to meet the demand. The new hours, seven days a week, will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Newsom said. They start April 20. #coronavirus #COVID19 Story: https://ktla.com/news/california/newsom-to-give-latest-update-on-californias-response-to-covid-19-outbreak-in-daily-briefing/

The Labor Department has announced that it received over 6 million jobless claims in one week, significantly higher than the previous week’s record-setting 3.3 million. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning” to weigh in on what the latest report means for the U.S. economy and what out-of-work Americans can do to help themselves and their families.

Jobless claims smashed a record, U.S deaths surged past 1,000, and those $1,200 stimulus checks were inching closer to America’s mailboxes Thursday as coronavirus tightened its grip on America. RELATED: Senate announces coronavirus stimulus deal, reaches trillions of dollars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv3GqTy32aM The Labor Department, in announcing the unemployment claims numbers for last week, said what Americans already knew – that layoffs hit the hospitality and food service industries particularly hard. Other industries that struggled included health care and social assistance, arts, entertainment and recreation, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing industries, Labor said. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/3cnnOIx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.