Economic Report: Soaring demand for federal jobless benefits points to fresh fissures in the U.S. economy

The number of unemployed Americans collecting jobless benefits through a temporary federal-relief program has exploded in the past month to more than 14 million, suggesting the U.S. labor market is facing a fresh set of problems.

The number of unemployed Americans collecting jobless benefits through a temporary federal-relief program has exploded in the past month to more than 14 million, suggesting the U.S. labor market is facing a fresh set of problems.