US jobless claims skyrocket to 6.6 million, marking a 2nd straight weekly record, as coronavirus layoffs persist
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· US weekly jobless claims spiked to a second consecutive weekly record as coronavirus-induced layoffs persist across the entire country.
· 6.64 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance in the week ending March 28, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
· Economists expect that the US will fall into...