A record 6.6M Americans file for unemployment benefits as coronavirus wreaks havoc on economy
For the second straight week, millions of new layoffs underscored the staggering toll the coronavirus pandemic is taking on America’s workers.A record 6.6 million Americans filed first-time jobless claims last week the Labor Department said Thursday, in a sign the sudden shutdown of a vast swath of U.S. commerce may be just starting to wreak havoc on the economy. That followed 3.3 million claims the prior week. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimated […]
