Last week, nearly 1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment, and there's no doubt that our area, the epicenter of the coronavirus, is taking an economic hit with so many businesses hurting and..
An additional 1.5 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. Numbers continue to decline as cities reopen and Americans return to work.
Americans continue to lose jobs even as businesses across the country reopen. The Labor Department says more than 1 million workers applied for new unemployment benefits last week.
Massachusetts reported a slight drop in unemployment claims.
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