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US jobless claims likely remain high as layoffs persist

by Christopher Rugaber
| October 15, 2020 4:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will issue its latest snapshot Thursday of the level of layoffs in the United States, which remain elevated seven months after the viral pandemic erupted and after the expiration of federal unemployment aid for millions of Americans.

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