U.S. jobless claims top 30 million in six weeks as coronavirus rocks economy

Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice said the U.S. is witnessing an unemployment rate that hasn’t been seen since the Great Depression. “We need further policy action to help businesses reopen and workers return to work without losing income,” she said. “Allowing workers to keep their extra $600/week unemployment benefits while going back to work would be a helpful first step.”

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