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Filings for benefits by jobless Americans still above 2 million

This is the 10th week it is at this level, amid biggest drop in GDP since 2007/09

Published Thu, May 28, 2020 · 09:50 PM
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THE number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits stayed above two million for a 10th straight week amid the deepest drop in GDP output since the 2007-09 Great Recession.

The Labor Department said new cl…

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