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Coronavirus: Over 20 million Americans have now applied for unemployment benefit 

A woman looks for information on the application for unemployment support at the New Orleans Office of Workforce Development, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New Orleans, Louisiana U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC224G9LGEBT

5.245 million new unemployment claims were filed last week, down from 6.615 million the week before. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Lucia Mutikani
Correspondent , Thomson Reuters
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