Money Layoffs: 1.2M workers file for unemployment amid COVID-19 spikes, pushing total in crisis above 55M August 6, 2020Paul Davidson, USA TODAYComments Off on Layoffs: 1.2M workers file for unemployment amid COVID-19 spikes, pushing total in crisis above 55M Another 1.2M workers sought unemployment benefits -- a measure of layoffs -- last week, pushing the total in the crisis above 55 million