US President Donald Trump says he “totally” disagrees with his top health advisor, Anthony Fauci, who warned of “serious consequences” of an early ending of coronavirus restrictions.

The US Treasury secretary says the unemployment rate reported by the government is likely to get worse amid lockdown measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting layoffs broadened from consumer-facing industries to other segments of the economy.

EU jobs ministers hold a video-conference amid forecasts that unemployment in the 27-nation bloc could double due to COVID-19 pandemic. Young adults are particularly vulnerable in this regard, according to economists.

Iran’s statistics office says joblessness dropped by 1.5% in the year ending late March.

Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the US economy entered a free fall, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

People in the Gaza Strip are observing yet another month of Ramadan under tough conditions due to the Israeli siege.

Almost one-third of Americans have lost work or income due to the coronavirus, especially low-income earners, by getting fired, laid off or having their hours cut, research showed on Monday.

US workers who refuse to return to their jobs because they are worried about catching the coronavirus should not count on getting unemployment benefits, experts say.

A record 26 million Americans sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks.