WASHINGTON (AP) - The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high since the viral pandemic erupted in March even while federal aid for the jobless has lapsed.The still-elevated number of people seeking unemployment benefits each week reflects an economy that has recovered only slightly more than half the 22 million jobs that were lost to the pandemic.
Millions of Americans are facing unemployment with vastly diminished aid since the expiration of a $600-a-week federal benefit this summer.RELATED: Trump says he'd sign off on specific coronavirus relief measures after halting talksThe latest report on jobless claims comes just after President Donald Trump cut off.