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US unemployment claims likely to be shockingly high again

by AP Economics Writer
| April 9, 2020 5:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the previous two weeks because of business shutdowns from the coronavirus.

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