Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

Employers cut 701,000 jobs in March as the coronavirus pandemic began to take a toll on the economy, breaking 10-year string of gains. Millions of layoffs are expected.

The number of Americans filing jobless claims rose to 6.6 million last week. Some economists expect tens of millions of layoffs in the next couple of months.

Several million more jobless claims were likely filed last week as layoffs mount because of the economic damage caused by the coronavirus.

States reliant on tourism and manufacturing could be hit hardest by coronavirus-related job losses while five rural states could be most insulated.

Congress and many states and localities are protecting tenants, and landlords, who can’t pay their rent or mortgages because of the coronvirus.

Can the economy surge after the coronavirus? Many experts says it could take a while for the economy to return to normal .

Unemployment could top 32% as 47 million Americans lose their jobs, according to a St. Louis Fed estimate.

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits for the first time surged to record 3.3M last week

A report on first-time claims for jobless benefits could show several million Americans were laid off last week — the highest weekly total on record.

Here’s how the COVID-19 relief package affects you and the economy. The bill provides lifelines to working Americans, the unemployed, contractors.