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COVID & Unemployment

Nearly two job seekers for every job: What it's like to look for work now

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 10, 2020

The unemployment rate is down, and more people are returning to the labor force. But finding a job isn't easy.

A woman closes up a liquor store in Seattle in July. Job searchers are having a hard time finding work during the pandemic.

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