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Mar 11, 2021

A year into the pandemic, a look back at unemployment numbers

We try to get a sense of the scale and severity of joblessness over the past year. Plus, what it’s been like to be a remote intern during the COVID-19 contagion.

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For the past 51 weeks, first-time claims have been higher than at any time during the Great Recession.
For the past 51 weeks, first-time claims have been higher than at any time during the Great Recession.
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