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750,000 File for Unemployment as 50 Million Face Food Insecurity in U.S.

HeadlineNov 06, 2020

In economic news, another 751,000 people filed for unemployment last week in the United States. Over 30 million have sought unemployment aid since the pandemic began. This comes as Feeding America warns the number of people facing food insecurity in the U.S. could rise to over 50 million this year, including 17 million children, due to the pandemic.

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