InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Backlogs, second wave of layoffs keeping US weekly jobless claims high By financialnews_rlv83x - May 21, 2020 0 59 Millions more Americans likely filed for unemployment benefits last week as backlogs continue to be cleared and disruptions from the novel coronavirus unleash a second wave of layoffs, pointing to another month of staggering job losses in May.