[Answer] The devastating economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic grew this week, as more people in the U.S. lost their jobs. In the past three weeks, about how many workers have filed for unemployment benefits?

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...1. 750,000
2. 4 million
3. 17 million
4. 28 million

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17 million:

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The Labor Department reported on Thursday that 6.6 million people filed new unemployment claims last week, bringing the three-week total of jobs lost to 16.7 million. Some economists expect that by the end of the month more than 20 million people will have been thrown out of work, pushing the unemployment rate toward 15 percent. In February, it was 3.5 percent. Also on Thursday, the Federal Reserve said it could pump $2.3 trillion into the economy, ramping up its already extensive efforts to help companies and state and local governments suffering financially amid the outbreak.

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