3.3 million new unemployment claims last week, nearly 5 times earlier high

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2020-03-26

“Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.”

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