Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
Jobless claims hit 3.3 million nationwide and are skyrocketing in Georgia, too
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