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36 million have sought US unemployment aid since coronavirus hit

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WASHINGTON : Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let some businesses reopen under certain restrictions.

Roughly 36 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the two months since the coronavirus first forced millions of businesses to close their doors and shrink their workforces, the Labor Department said Thursday.

An additional 842,000 people applied for aid through a separate federal program set up for the self-employed and gig workers, bringing last week's total to 3.8 million.

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