US weekly jobless claims hit 3 million, bringing the 8-week total to more than 36 million

· The number of US jobless claims last week totaled 3 million, the Labor Department said Thursday. The median economist estimate was for 2.5 million claims.
· That raises the eight-week total to more than 36 million.
· It also marks the sixth week in a row where jobless claims have declined but remained highly elevated.
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