A woman wearing a mask walks with her groceries past a closed Lakeshore Cinema theatre, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Euclid, Ohio. With the economy paralyzed by business closures, the unemployment rate likely jumped to at least 16% — from just 4.4% in March — and employers cut a stunning 21 million or more jobs just in April, economists have forecast. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
May 7, 2020
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May 7, 2020 11:38 a.m.
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades