Raising my eyebrows @ recent U.S. unemployment claims post-2009

So, unemployment claims peaked in '09 at 665,000? In March, we saw a 10-fold increase since then. More than 10-fold. Yikes!​

A comment on "Get Ready for a Historic Jobs Day" (J. Tierney)

People waiting in line to file for unemployment benefits in Arkansas (© REUTERS | Nick Oxford)

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Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). You can find dozens of her writings and commentaries, including the one on J. Tierney's "Get Ready for a Historic Jobs Day," at landturn.com/blog.

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