More Than 20 Million Americans Still Getting Jobless Aid: Chart

U.S. continuing jobless claims have come down in recent months, but the details paint a more nuanced picture. Many Americans are rolling onto a program called Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, which provides extended assistance to those who have exhausted regular state benefits, while millions more are receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance -- a plan for self-employed workers. Combined, more than 20 million Americans are receiving aid in one of the three programs, according to the Labor Department.

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