Roughly 22 million have sought jobless benefits in the past month — easily the worst stretch of U.S. job losses on record.
A $349-billion federal relief program for U.S. small businesses is expected to run out of money Wednesday afternoon, with many still waiting for a lifeline.
It’s unlikely that all those workers will be laid off or file for unemployment benefits. But it suggests the extraordinary magnitude of unemployment that could result from the pandemic.
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