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Many more likely sought jobless aid amid resurgence of virus

by AP Economics Writer
| August 6, 2020 4:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation still gripped by an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases, the U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the layoffs that have remained elevated at a weekly pace above 1 million since the pandemic erupted in March.

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