Layoffs: 1.3M workers file for unemployment as COVID-19 spikes and businesses close again

1.3 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, as spikes in COVID-19 cases renew fears of economic turmoil

That latest round of applications means 49.8 million Americans have made initial jobless benefits claims in just 16 weeks.

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