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Unemployment Americans filing new claims for benefit has hit 6.6 million people, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend the country\u2019s economy, according to BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actual figure is believed to be even higher as many people have reported jammed phone lines and difficulties with filing their claims online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that some kinds of workers, such as people working part-time, do not qualify for unemployment benefit under the Coronavirus pandemic..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest figure eclipses the previous week\u2019s record of nearly 3.3m people, according to Department of Labor data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rush, which is unprecedented in modern US history, has overwhelmed many state offices handling the claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Car firms have halted production and air travel has fallen dramatically. According to economists, a fifth of the US workforce is now on some form of lockdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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