Americans got $48 billion in unemployment benefits last month. It could have been double
A store in Arlington, Virginia, remained temporarily closed on May 14, 2020. Another 3 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor.
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States paid a record $48 billion in unemployment benefits last month as the coronavirus pandemic caused millions of Americans to lose their…