WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. has swelled to nearly 39 million, the government reported May 21, even as states from coast to coast gradually reopen their economies and let people go back to work.
Associated Press: Coronavirus-triggered layoffs in US hit nearly 39 million
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 26, 2020, the US Department of Labor Building in Washington, DC.
