Up to 13 million people unable to collect unemployment. Here's why Millions of Americans who lost their jobs over the past couple of weeks have been unable to collect needed benefits, according to a new survey by the Economic Policy Institute.  Between March 22 and April 18, 21.5 million unemployment claims were filed, according to the Department of Labor.  But according to the left-leaning EPI, the official number understates the demand for jobless benefits. EPI estimates that an additional 8 million to 13 million laid-off workers would have filed claims during those five weeks had the unemployment filing system not been overwhelmed. (EPI surveyed 24,607 adults.) cont. here:   https://finance.yahoo.com/news/up-to-13-million-people-unable-to-collect-unemployment-heres-why-165312664.html