News in Numbers
The number of fraud reports that the Federal Trade Commission has received as of June 8 as the coronavirus has increased numbers of fraudulent unemployment claims. The reports amount to $59.2 million.
The proportion of small business employees that have been supported by the Paycheck Protection Program during the economic downturn of the coronavirus pandemic.
The estimated proportion of American workers who are now working remotely, according to a recent study by MIT economists. They concluded that 35.2 percent of workers switched to working remotely in response to the pandemic while 15 percent reported they were already working from home.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases that Florida’s Department of Health reported on Thursday, breaking the previous state record of 9,585 cases that was reported last Saturday. New York is the only other state to break 10,000 daily cases, recording 12,847 cases on April 10.
The number of jobs that American companies added to the economy in June as states continued with their reopening plans. Three industries, leisure and hospitality, trade and transportation and construction, accounted for nearly 70 percent of all of the jobs added last month.
The amount that Netflix will donate from its cash holdings to financial institutions and organizations that provide direct support to Black communities in the U.S.
The end date for the $600 supplements that Congress added to weekly unemployment benefits as a part of the coronavirus aid package. This drop in benefits could be devastating for many families who are relying on the payments as they wait for employers to reopen and rehire.
The amount that a coalition, led by the World Health Organization, is asking for in donations from government and private agencies to combat COVID-19. The initiative hopes to deliver 500 million tests by mid-2021 and 2 billion vaccine doses by the end of 2021.
The proportion of Americans that believe the United States should use taxpayer money to pay reparations to African Americans, according to a recent survey. The poll also found that only 10 percent of white Americans support the payments and that nearly 80 percent of Republicans were “heavily opposed.”
The average poverty rate in opportunity zones, according to the Economic Innovation Group. Nearly 60 percent of opportunity zone residents are nonwhite.
The number of new coronavirus cases over a five-day span, as reported by the Mississippi Department of Health.
The number of years before there will be a COVID-19 vaccine for everybody in the world, as predicted by Dr. David Nabarro, the WHO’s special envoy. “I would love it to be proved wrong.”
Hawaii’s May unemployment rate, a decrease from the state’s 23.8 percent in April. Two and a half years ago, Hawaii had the lowest unemployment rate in the country at just 2.2 percent.
The number of Americans that applied for unemployment assistance during the week ending on June 13, according to the Department of Labor. While the overall number of unemployed workers is in decline, some analysts are concerned there are still new jobless applicants.
The amount that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating to student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities.
The proportion of Americans who supported removing election and other political information from social media that was intentionally false or misleading, according to a recent poll.
The number of Clark County, Nev., public school students who were unaccounted for by the end of the school year, with many lacking computers or Internet access, or having gotten a job instead of attending online schooling.
The amount that it cost California to deploy 8,000 National Guard troops across the state during recent protests against police violence, including $18.2 million to deploy troops in Los Angeles County.
The number of new coronavirus cases that are confirmed every day, as the virus continues to spread across the globe.
The amount that the Federal Communications Commission has proposed to help expand broadband services. The funds would be awarded in an auction system and repaid by auction applicants over 10 years.
The learning rate at which students in grades 3-8 are gaining math skills while learning from home. The same students are only experiencing reading gains of 70 percent during this period of e-learning.
The amount proposed by the federal government to protect low-lying areas of Miami, Fla., from rising sea levels. The money would be used, in part, to create many miles of sea walls around the area.
The proportion of coronavirus-induced layoffs that are predicted to be permanent, according to a recent survey.
The number of Americans who filed for unemployment last week, the first time the number has dropped below 2 million since the middle of March. This brings the total to almost 43 million filed claims.
The proportion of American workers who were working remotely in May due to concerns over COVID-19, according to a Gallup poll.
The amount that the GoFundMe to support George Floyd’s family in the wake of his death has raised in the five days since it’s been posted. Over 345,000 donors have contributed to the fund.
The amount that New Jersey needs to borrow to offset tax losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
The amount that Washington officials have recovered from the hackers who cyberattacked the state’s unemployment benefits system, but it’s only a partial sum of the total loss due to fraud.
The expected unemployment rate for May as the jobless numbers continue to climb despite states reopening their economies.
