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kpete

(71,998 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:34 AM Jul 2020

The unemployment numbers - some context

1.3 million people filed for unemployment last week.

That pushes the total number of Americans who have filed for unemployment during the coronavirus crisis past 50 million.

The entire United States workforce is only 160 million


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The unemployment numbers - some context (Original Post) kpete Jul 2020 OP
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