WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joblessness payments leapt to at least $162 billion in April, up more than five-fold from February, as layoffs attributed to the coronavirus pandemic swept through the economy.
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The figure is still preliminary, with April payment information for six states consisting of Florida and Michigan still not readily available on a Department of Labor Website that offers comprehensive unemployment insurance coverage details from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
However the filings a