https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/04/coronavirus-unemployment-california-jobless-claims-top-4-million-funds-run-dry-exhaust-deplete-economy-job-layoff-tech/ > Unemployment claims in California have jumped past the 4 million mark in seven weeks, a grim coronavirus-linked surge that has left the state government fund set up to finance payment of jobless benefits “very close” to depletion, Gov. Gavin Newsom disclosed Monday. > The state’s Employment Development Department has processed since March 15 about 4.1 million claims for unemployment insurance, according to an estimate from the governor.