Deluge Continues: 26 Million Jobs Lost In Just 5 Weeks

The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown continues to soar to historic highs. Another 4.4 million people claimed unemployment benefits last week around the country, the Labor Department said.

That brings the total of jobless claims in just five weeks to more than 26 million people. That's more than all the jobs added created in the past 10 years since the Great Recession.

Still the pace of job losses is slowing. About 5.2 million filed during the week that ended April 11 and last week...