Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks

Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks

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More than six million people filed for unemployment last week, on top of the 3.3 million claims the week prior. Analysts project the share of Americans out of work could go as high as 15 percent this year.

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