Another 3.8 million Americans lose jobs as US unemployment continues to grow
by Dominic Rushe in New York from on (#52W48)
Pace of job losses appears to be slowing but figures increase and many people yet to receive benefits as backlog hits US system
Another 3.8 million people lost their jobs in the US last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to batter the economy. The pace of layoffs appears to be slowing, but in just six weeks an unprecedented 30 million Americans have now sought unemployment benefits and the numbers are still growing.
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