In the US, unemployment aid received by two-thirds of the people exceeded their previous paychecks.

Many Americans receive unemployment benefits which are higher than what they earned at work but the relevant statistics are not publicly available.

Many Americans receive unemployment benefits which are higher than what they earned at work but the relevant statistics are not publicly available.About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ending 6 June 2020. Even though the total number of people seeking unemployment benefits had decreased roughly by 600,000 in June, the total number still stood at around 30 million. An average American received unemployment benefits of about $378 per week before the 2020 economic crisis. The relief law would allow unemployed people an additional $600 per week during the ongoing economic crisis. This takes the total unemployment benefit received by an average American during this period to around $978 per week.

The median weekly income of full-time working Americans was estimated to be $957 by the U.S labor department as of 15 April 2020. This is slightly lesser than the unemployment benefits (state and federal combined) received by an average American. However, there is no data publicly available which shows the number of people who received unemployment benefits which are actually more than what they earned in a week from their work.