A woman collects unemployment forms at a drive-thru collection point in Florida. Another 6.6 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 4. Photo: AFP
A woman collects unemployment forms at a drive-thru collection point in Florida. Another 6.6 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits for the week ending April 4. Photo: AFP

Economy

Fed rolls out $2.3tn in aid as 6.6 million more Americans lose their jobs

Nearly 17 million US workers, or 10% of the labour force, have filed for unemployment since mid-March

The National

April 09, 2020