Jobless claims filed in the United States soared to a record high of more than 6 million for the week ending March 28, as CCP virus-related lockdowns and closures drive deep layoffs.
The number of initial jobless claims filed across the country, which is a measure of the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims, surged to 6,648,000, an increase of 3,341,000 from the previous week’s revised level, the Department of Labor figures show (pdf).
