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New Mexico sees another huge spike in unemployment claims

by Associated Press
| April 2, 2020 9:06 AM

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — More than 28,000 New Mexico residents have applied for unemployment benefits — more than 50% higher than the amount filed the previous week — amid the widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus, federal numbers showed Thursday.

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