Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Record 6.6 Million

Apr 2, 2020 | 7:52 AM

(Undated) — More Americans than ever before are filing unemployment claims as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the nation. The Labor Department reports this morning that more than six-point-six-million workers filed first-time claims for benefits last week. That’s more than double the three-point-three million claims filed the week before and it’s the highest total in the history of the seasonally-adjusted figures.

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