19,363,905 Americans collecting state and federal unemployment compensation -- under 2 million is "normal" -- peak was 32 million in May 2020

                            Dec. 12, 2020      Dec. 5, 2020      Prior Year

State claims              5,393,440           5,457,941       1,796,207

Federal claims:

- PUA - Pandemic

      Assistance:          8,459,647          9,271,112            N/A

 

- PEUC - Pandemic

      Emergency:          4,772,803          4,793,230            N/A

 

-- Other Programs        748,015              841,463          31,893

 

TOTAL                       19,363,905         20,363,746      1,828,100

Source:

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20202341.pdf