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That’s about 1% of the US population to put it in perspective

• hyperbovine 7y ago
  And a far higher percentage of the workforce.
  • adtac 7y ago
    About 1.6-1.8% by most estimates, so not really _far_ higher
    • vikramkr 7y ago
      That's 60 to 80 percent higher. Large differences in small numbers still look small haha
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• markvdb 7y ago
  3.2810^6 people is 1.59% of the 20610^6 US working age population. [0] For comparison, in my native Belgium, 18.38% of the working age population receive temporary jobless allowances due to corona [1]. [0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LFWA64TTUSM647S https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LFWA64TTUSM647S [1]https://www.tijd.be/politiek-economie/belgie/federaal/overheid-betaalt-helft-van-belgische-beroepsbevolking/10216905.html https://www.tijd.be/politiek-economie/belgie/federaal/overhe... (Sorry, Dutch language source only)