US jobless claims set to surge again before April jobs data
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is set Thursday to release another dire picture of the layoffs that have pummeled America’s workforce, one day before it will issue what is sure to be the worst monthly jobs report since record-keeping began seven decades ago. It will likely announce that several million more people filed for unemployment benefits last week, after more than 30 million sought aid in the previous six weeks after the coronavirus forced employers across the country to close. Most nonessential businesses remain shut down, though a majority of states have begun easing restrictions for some categories of companies.