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State: More than $1.4 billion in unemployment benefits paid

by Associated Press
| April 24, 2020 12:03 AM

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than $1.4 billion in unemployment benefits have been paid out in Washington since business closures and layoffs related to the coronavirus pandemic started mid-March, and state officials said Thursday they are preparing for up to 1 million claims to be filed by Sunday.

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