Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach,Fl-The flood of Americans filing for unemployment has surged to 6.6 million this week. With the totals from last week that brings filings to a staggering ten million Americans seeking help with benefits. Prior to the coronavirus shut down major parts of the economy, the highest week for claims was 695,000 in 1982. The Great Recession high was 665,000 in March 2009.
