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States still reporting surge in virus-related jobless claims

by Associated Press
| March 20, 2020 3:28 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some states on Friday continued to report huge spikes in new claims for unemployment benefits after a week of widespread business closures as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.

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