Coronavirus drives 6.65m to file for US jobless benefits | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, April 2 — Another 6.65 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, the most ever recorded, as the coronavirus forces businesses to shut down nationwide, the Labor Department reported today. The number of first-time applications for jobless benefits for the week ended...

The normally bustling Georgetown neighbourhood in Washington DC has turned into a ghost town as damage to the US economy builds. — AFP pic

The number of first-time applications for jobless benefits for the week ended March 28 was double the number registered in the previous week, which was revised up by 24,000 to 3.3 million — the previous record, according to the data.

 

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