US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record

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US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record

Posted by The Analyst | March 26, 2020 | Politics

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. … Click to Continue »

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