In just three weeks, more than 16 million U.S. workers have lost their jobs — more losses than the most recent recession produced over two years. https://nyti.ms/2x6yprJ 

It’s as if “the economy as a whole has fallen into some sudden black hole,” said Kathy Bostjancic, chief U.S. financial economist at Oxford Economics.

several 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.