Mar 26, 2020

Record unemployment claims

A sign is seen in front of the closed Department of Labor on March 25, 2020 in New York. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

We got the worst spike ever recorded in the number of people signing up for unemployment. And the data from government agencies might not be capturing the full scope of the damage. Virus relief bill passes in the Senate.

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COVID-19

The number of new jobless claims looks bad. The reality’s almost certainly worse.

by Mitchell Hartman

Mar 26, 2020

The statistics the government uses to measure unemployment are likely underreporting the results of the pandemic.

Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

What happens if air-traffic controllers come down with COVID-19?

by Jack Stewart

Mar 26, 2020

Cases of the disease have been reported in a handful of air traffic control sites around the U.S.

What happens if crucial air traffic controllers get COVID-19?

Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

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Erika Soderstrom Producer

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