Economics
Job Losses Deepen in Pandemic With U.S. Tally Topping 30 Million
- Another 3.8 million Americans filed for benefits last week
- Florida, California, Georgia led in applications last week
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Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, sending the six-week total above 30 million since the coronavirus pandemic began to shutter businesses across the country.
Initial jobless claims totaled 3.84 million in the week ended April 25 following 4.44 million in the prior week, according to Labor Department figures Thursday. Economists had projected 3.5 million claims.