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Economy, Business, Finance, and Labor

Surge in unemployment continues as clunky state systems await upgrade

Tom Banse

Fresh numbers of initial claims for jobless benefits showed some moderation in the past week in the staggering wave of layoffs across the Pacific…
Economy, Business, Finance, and Labor

Newly jobless wait, some anxiously, for overloaded unemployment systems to catch up

Tom Banse

The unemployment rolls in Washington state and Oregon continue to swell like never before. Washington's Employment Security Department said Thursday that…