Coronavirus layoffs spark surge in state jobless claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same period the prior week: just 1,825.In neighboring Pennsylvania, about 70,000 people sought unemployment aid in a single day — six times the total for the entire previous week.Jobless claims are surging across the U.S. after governmental officials ordered millions of workers, students and shoppers to stay at home […]
