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Washington sees record unemployment rate of 15.4% in April

by Associated Press
| May 20, 2020 11:03 AM

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington's unemployment rate shot up to a record 15.4% in April and the state's economy lost 527,000 jobs last month as a result of the economic downturn from the coronavirus pandemic.

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