courtneyk/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of thousands of Americans — 837,000 to be exact — filed for unemployment insurance last week, the Department of Labor said Thursday.
This marks the 28th straight week that initial unemployment claims have reached unprecedented new highs. Since mid-March, the weekly figure has remained above the pre-pandemic record set nearly 40 years ago in 1982.
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