Roy Coleman Jr., who works as a personal trainer at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle and says he has been unable to file for unemployment while the club is closed due to high volume errors on the government's website, with a current call back wait of almost a month, stands for a portrait during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Everett, Washington, U.S. March 27, 2020.
Juana Gomez, 50, who said she can’t afford rent and food for her six children after her husband lost his construction job, stands in the rain in a line to pick up fresh food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank giveaway of 2,000 boxes of groceries, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 9, 2020.
Some hundreds of residents, affected by the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, line-up in their vehicles as they await their turn to collect groceries from the San Antonio Food Bank in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., April 17, 2020.
Members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard distribute free milk, offered instead of dairy farmers throwing away excess milk due to lower demand amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 7, 2020.
A family carries groceries from a Mother's Day food distribution event organized by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 9, 2020.
Boxes of groceries are distributed at a pop-up food pantry, among the 40,000 boxes of food distributed in the city since April 23 amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., August 7, 2020.
Tin Reeves sits as she waits in a line outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 17, 2020.
Dani Tirrell, a black, queer, gender-nonconforming movement-based artist, choreographer and educator, who has had in-session dance classes at Northwest Tap Connection and the University of Washington cancelled completely, poses for a photo at Kubota Garden in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 1, 2020.
Claudia Alejandra, 37, furloughed from her job at the makeup counter at Macy's amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), poses for a portrait near a lake in Orlando, Florida, U.S., March 6, 2020.
Cans of food sit in a "Swap Box", a box where people can donate or take free food, beside a road, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Windsor, Connecticut, U.S., May 13, 2020.
Dominick Walton, who is homeless herself, serves food to homeless people amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., April 19, 2020.
Donica Johns poses for a portrait in her home office in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on June 13, 2020. Johns hasn’t benefited much from the aid offered to small business owners during the crisis, and she isn't alone. Many other black owned businesses that didn’t have existing banking relationships before the crisis hit are having similar experiences. At the beginning of the year she was in the process of rebranding her skincare business and shopping for an official workspace that would allow her to expand her company. She was forced to put the expansion plans on hold when the coronavirus pandemic hit, and has been struggling to replenish her inventory because of shipping delays caused by the virus. Johns applied for a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program but hasn’t heard back.
People in cars wait in line to pick up unemployment forms, as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Hialeah, Florida, U.S., April 8, 2020.
Gary Connell cuts a customer's hair in the aftermath of a nine-week disruption to his hairstyling business due to the stay-at-home order for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Salon Plaza in Wheaton, Maryland, near Washington, U.S., June 11, 2020.
A pedestrian walks past a closed barber shop in Ward 7 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2020.
Jesse Sales, 80, carries groceries distributed by the Houston Food Bank to residents affected by the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 18, 2020.
Amy Darnell rests after loading a truck for deliveries to food banks and other locations, as people queue for handouts of excess potatoes that would otherwise go to waste due to coronavirus-related supply chain blockages, in an event organized by the Washington Potato Commission in Auburn, Washington, U.S. May 7, 2020.
California farmer Jack Vessey stands in what remains of his field of romaine lettuce after having to plow it under due to the loss of the restaurant market during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Holtville, California, U.S., April 15, 2020.
Customers buy up stocks of wine, food and supplies, including toilet paper, as the French restaurant Montmartre closes after 20 years of operation on Capitol Hill due to financial pressures caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2020.
People gather outside of an apartment complex with the intention to stop the alleged eviction of one of the tenants in Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S., August 10, 2020. While Maryland remains under a State of Emergency, evictions are prohibited for tenants who are "suffering substantial loss of income due to COVID-19."
People line up outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 17, 2020.
People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020.
One-year-old Eileen Tavera and her sheep dog Charlie look out of their vehicle as they await in line with hundreds of residents, affected by the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, to collect groceries from the San Antonio Food Bank in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., April 17, 2020.
A woman wearing a protective face mask holds out her shopping bag, at a free food distribution for people in need, outside the West Harlem Group Assistance in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York city, New York, U.S., May 12, 2020.
People who showed up to a protest at an apartment complex to stop the alleged eviction of one of the tenants stand in a hallway to keep an eye on the landlord (C) to make sure he does not change the locks to the apartment of the tenant in Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S., August 10, 2020. While Maryland remains under a State of Emergency, evictions are prohibited for tenants who are "suffering substantial loss of income due to COVID-19."
A Kentucky State Trooper explains to Margaret Wells, of Louisville, that the line outside a temporary unemployment office established by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet is closed at the State Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 17, 2020.
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.
A sign is displayed on a car in Times Square amid a driving caravan protest calling for workers' rights and cancelling the rent payment during May Day protests in Manhattan, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City, New York, U.S., May 1, 2020.
Todd Cornish and Daeshawna Chaney from the Carlton Street Stable use their horse Kitty to transport food to give away to West Baltimore residents amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Maryland, U.S. May 12, 2020. Picture taken May 12, 2020.
Americans feel economic crush of coronavirus