7 States Hit Hardest by
Job Losses Amid COVID-19 The latest number of jobless claims
has brought the countryโs total to
around 30 million in the past six weeks. Here are seven states that have..
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As unemployment claims in the U.S. continue to rise to more than 22 million, enrollment in food stamps or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has also increased by 40 percent in the past..
The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday.
Unemployment numbers continue to rise in Massachusetts.
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