NEW: Another wave of 6.6M American workers have filed unemployment claims for the week ending April 4, bringing the cumulative total to 16M over the past 3 weeks.
Economists say the percentage of people out of work has soared since then.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said officials were evaluating whether or not to extend its recommendation that people continue social distancing beyond the current guideline of April 30. While the first wave of job losses hit hardest in consumer-facing sectors such as leisure, hospitality and retail, the continued weekly losses in the millions indicated that the pain was spreading across the economy, Zandi said.
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