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April 30, 2020

More Than 30 Million U.S. Workers File Unemployment Claims in Just Six Weeks
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The Labor Department reports more than 3.8 million U.S. workers filed
for unemployment over the past week, bringing the total number of
jobless claims since the start of the pandemic to more than 30 million.
Joining the surge are an increasing number of state and municipal
employees, whose jobs are threatened by an unprecedented drop in tax
revenues. Without more federal aid, local governments say they'll soon
be forced to lay off millions of public employees, affecting health,
sanitation, education, transit and other public services.


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