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33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid since virus hit
By Christopher Rugaber
'I Cry Night and Day': How It Took One Woman 8 Weeks to Get Unemployment (Published 2020)
By Patrick McGeehan
Coronavirus: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%
April jobs report: 20.5M become unemployed as COVID-19 spreads
By Paul Davidson
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US unemployment hits postwar high of 14.7%
By Colby Smith, James Politi & Mamta Badkar
20m Americans lost their jobs in April in worst month since Great Depression
By Dominic Rushe & Amanda Holpuch
Unemployment rate jumps to 14.7 percent, the worst since the Great Depression - The Washington Post
By Heather Long & Andrew Van Dam
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
By Christopher Rugaber
How Bad Is Unemployment? 'Literally Off the Charts' (Published 2020)
By Nelson Schwartz, Ben Casselman & Ella Koeze