States Hit Most by Unemployment Claims
Friday, June 12th, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has been incredibly destructive to U.S. jobs, forcing over 44 million workers into unemployment since March 16. Millions of businesses closed as customers sheltered in place, forcing layoffs borne from a lack of revenue. Even though all states have now started to reopen, the employment situation continues to worsen. This week, there were over 1.5 million new unemployment claims nationwide, compared to 222,000 during the same week last year. However, not all states have experienced the same levels of unemployment due to the pandemic.
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