US unemployment rises another 3m, bringing total to 33m since pandemic began
by Dominic Rushe and Lauren Aratani from Economics | The Guardian on (#535G6)
Pace of layoffs tests states' unemployment benefits fund as 33m jobless Americans make claims in past seven weeks
Another three million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to exact its terrible toll on the US jobs market.
More than 33 million jobless Americans have now made claims in the past seven weeks.
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