2.4 million more Americans file new jobless claims

Another 2.4 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment insurance last week as the U.S. suffers through the highest level of joblessness since the Great Depression, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department.Between May 10-16, the total number of seasonally adjusted initial applications for jobless benefits totaled 2,438,000, a 249,000-claim decrease from the previous week’s revised total of 22,548,000 claims. The new…