A recently-jobless man, part of a group called the "COVID boys" patrolling in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, sanitises the hands of a pedestrian, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Recently-jobless men, calling themselves the "COVID boys", patrol in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A pair of recently-jobless men, calling themselves the "COVID boys", patrols in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A recently-jobless man, part of a group called the "COVID boys" patrolling in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, sanitises the hands of a pedestrian, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Equipment lays on the ground as a pair of recently-jobless men, calling themselves the "COVID boys", patrols in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A recently-jobless man, part of a group called the "COVID boys" patrolling in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, interacts with pedestrians, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A pair of recently-jobless men, calling themselves the "COVID boys", patrols in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A pair of recently-jobless men, calling themselves the "COVID boys", patrols in central Brussels to give advice about social distancing and mask wearing, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Belgium January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants and who established a kitchen to help jobless women, sits with her grandson at home in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants and who established a kitchen to help jobless women, carries home-made bread at her house in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants and who established a kitchen to help jobless women, reacts as she looks at her children pictures at home in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Women prepare food for sale in a kitchen which is established to help jobless women by Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

A woman prepares food for sale in a kitchen which is established to help jobless women by Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants and who established a kitchen to help jobless women, shops at a supermarket, in Mosul, Iraq August 10, 2020. Picture taken August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, prepares food for sale with women to be delivered to customers in a kitchen she established to help jobless women, in Mosul Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants and, prepares food for sale to be delivered to customers, in a kitchen she established to help jobless women, in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, prepares food for sale with women to be delivered to customers in a kitchen she established to help jobless women, in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, prepares food for sale with women to be delivered to customers in a kitchen she established to help jobless women, in Mosul, Iraq August 10, 2020. Picture taken August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, prepares food for sale with women to be delivered to customers in a kitchen she established to help jobless women, in Mosul, Iraq August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Mahiya Yousef, an Iraqi widow whose two sons were killed by Islamic State militants, prepares food for sale with women to be delivered to customers in a kitchen she established to help jobless women in Mosul, Iraq August 10, 2020. Picture taken August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Maribel Ballena, 28, peels buckets of garlic with her daughter outside their shanty home, to be sold in the public market as her husband remains jobless amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in the slum area of Tondo, Manila, Philippines, May 6, 2020. Picture taken May 6, 2020.

Equipped to prevent the spread of coronavirus with a surgical glove, a face mask and a long stick, a jobless man named Paul panhandles at an intersection in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Equipped against the spread of coronavirus with a surgical glove, a face mask and a long stick, a jobless man named Paul panhandles at an intersection in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Wearing a face mask and using a stick to keep his distance to help prevent coronavirus spread, a jobless man named Paul panhandles at an intersection in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Holding his sign with a surgical glove to prevent coronavirus spread, a jobless man named Paul panhandles at an intersection in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Wearing a mask and a surgical glove to prevent coronavirus spread, a jobless man named Paul panhandles at an intersection in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Weekly initial jobless claims

Weekly initial jobless claims

Optician and former science educator Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, poses with her pet tarantula Polly at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, holds up glasses from her collection at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based store closed due coronavirus, poses with a pair of glasses from her collection at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, holds up glasses from her collection at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, holds up glasses from her collection at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, poses at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician and former science educator Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, poses with her pet tarantula Polly at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Optician and former science educator Ali Nelson, jobless after her Washington D.C.-based eyewear store closed due to coronavirus, poses with her pet tarantula Polly at her home in Burke, Virginia, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Weekly initial jobless claims

Weekly initial jobless claims

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Mohammad Ali Acampong, 42, prays inside a mosque at Mipaga, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines, May 12, 2019. Once a village officer, a traffic enforcer, and a school security chief, Mohammad Ali Acampong is now jobless since the Marawi siege in May 23, 2017. "When the chaos began, our life suddenly became really difficult," Acampong said. "We had a comfortable life before. Now we live in between shelters, enduring heat, the lack of water, the lack of everything." REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "MARAWI SECURITY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Rahul Dandwate, a 26-year-old Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) graduate who has been unemployed for one year poses during a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019. "Companies come up with jobs but the salary is very low or they don’t want to pay every month. They try to take advantage of so many jobless youngsters by offering low salary." Picture taken February 7, 2019. To match Insight INDIA-ELECTION/JOBS-ENGINEERS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Santosh Gurav, a 27-year-old Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) who has been unemployed for six months poses during a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019. "I have over 70,000 Indian rupees of education loans from my engineering degree. Many people who did this degree are jobless. There are many graduates and few jobs." Picture taken February 7, 2019. To match Insight INDIA-ELECTION/JOBS-ENGINEERS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A group of jobless men burn cardboard as they try to warm themselves as dawn rises over Gaza City, February 18, 2019. The men said they would gladly work for just 5 shekels a day (about 1.35USD) but there were no jobs. In October 2018 the World Bank said 54 percent of Gaza's workforce is unemployed, including 70 percent of youths. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez SEARCH "MARTINEZ GAZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Santosh Gurav, a 27-year-old Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) who has been unemployed for six months poses during a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019. "I have over 70,000 Indian rupees of education loans from my engineering degree. Many people who did this degree are jobless. There are many graduates and few jobs." Picture taken February 7, 2019. To match Insight INDIA-ELECTION/JOBS-ENGINEERS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Rahul Dandwate, a 26-year-old Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) graduate who has been unemployed for one year poses during a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019. "Companies come up with jobs but the salary is very low or they don’t want to pay every month. They try to take advantage of so many jobless youngsters by offering low salary." Picture taken February 7, 2019. To match Insight INDIA-ELECTION/JOBS-ENGINEERS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Santosh Gurav, a 27-year-old Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) who has been unemployed for six months poses during a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019. "I have over 70,000 Indian rupees of education loans from my engineering degree. Many people who did this degree are jobless. There are many graduates and few jobs." Picture taken February 7, 2019. To match Insight INDIA-ELECTION/JOBS-ENGINEERS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Rahul Dandwate, a 26-year-old Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) graduate who has been unemployed for one year poses during a job fair in Chinchwad, India, February 7, 2019. "Companies come up with jobs but the salary is very low or they don’t want to pay every month. They try to take advantage of so many jobless youngsters by offering low salary." Picture taken February 7, 2019. To match Insight INDIA-ELECTION/JOBS-ENGINEERS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Igbalulu Eucharia, 23, poses for picture in a store in Abuja, Nigeria February 13, 2019. When asked about her expectations from the election she said: "I hope for a free and credible election. I will be voting for a leader to lead a country to a greater level. And I believe the new leader will make the dreams of the youth come true. We have a lot of jobless youths getting involved in crime. This must stop." REUTERS/ Afolabi Sotunde

A French CGT labour union member holds a placard, which refers to a jobless young Frenchman told by president Emmanuel Macron that all he needed to do to find a job was to cross the road, during a demonstration to protest against the French government's reforms in Marseille, France, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

FILE PHOTO: Elderly people line up as they receive free meals from a charity organisation dedicated to serving the poor and jobless at an estate of rental one-room public housing in Singapore July 22, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Rebekka Risi, who runs a programme to retrain jobless IT experts and engineers, attends an interview with Reuters in Zurich, Switzerland June 20, 2018. Picture taken June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Rebekka Risi, who runs a programme to retrain jobless IT experts and engineers, attends an interview with Reuters in Zurich, Switzerland June 20, 2018. Picture taken June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Muhammed Turan Arslan poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, May 31, 2018. "I am worried about the future. Unemployment is high and many of the jobless are those with university degrees. The economy is not doing well. Our foreign relations are not good. Production has stopped. Privatization are continuing. Erdogan was in power when I was a baby, and he still is. Erdogan is responsible for the problems of the country. For 16 years, they have been contesting elections with the same promises. Obviously, they cannot fulfill them," Arslan said. Picture taken May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

More U.S. states saw faster wage growth in 2017 as jobless rates fall to all-time lows.

Despite high poverty rates and joblessness, the territories receive just a fraction of the federal funding allocated to U.S. states for entitlements like Medicare and Medicaid.

Tourists are seen riding a Madrid tour bus in central Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Workers are seen doing repair work in central Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A waiter gets the outdoor terrace ready for customers in central Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A restaurant worker is pictured in central Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A restaurant worker moves the base of an umbrella as he gets the outdoor terrace ready for customers in central Madrid, Spain, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera