//Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week

Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week

For the fifth week in a row, millions of American workers applied for unemployment benefits, seeking financial relief as businesses remained closed during the coronavirus pandemic.First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 4.4 million in the week ending April 18, after factoring in seasonal adjustments, the U.S. Department of Labor said.Without those adjustments — which economists use to account for seasonal hiring fluctuations — the raw