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May 28, 2020

Job losses hit households with children especially hard

Some people are starting to get rehired as states reopen, but, overall, we’re not hiring enough to offset the extraordinary magnitude of job losses. The history of the U.S. unemployment benefits system. And, Disney World’s plan to reopen this summer.

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People with children are being disproportionately hit with job losses, and of course those children are home now.
People with children are being disproportionately hit with job losses, and of course those children are home now.
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