Almost 1.9m Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, highlighting the continuing damage to the US labour market even after many states began lifting restrictions on economic activity.
The figure reported by the US labour department on Thursday brought the total number of jobless claims initiated since the lockdowns began in mid-March to almost 43m, dealing a staggering blow to the livelihoods of many American families.
Since hitting a peak of 6.9m first-time applications in late March, the pace of new jobless claims has been steadily declining, but at a relatively slow tempo.
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