Record 6.6 million Americans sought Unemployment Benefits

A record 6.6 million Americans apply for unemployment benefit, a stunning sign of an economic collapse triggered by coronavirus

Record numbers of American workers applied for unemployment insurance benefits in March, it has just been reported.

This is as cities and states in the US broadened stay at home orders.

Many newly unemployed haven’t been able to get through to overwhelmed state unemployment offices because websites and phone lines have been swamped.