Another 27k state unemployment claims last week, more than 41 million claims nationally since virus hit

The Missouri Department of Labor reported Thursday there were 27,207 more unemployment claims during the week ending May 23. That is down slightly from the previous week (27,882), but still historically high. Since mid-March, when shutdowns started in earnest because of coronavirus concerns, Missouri has reported receiving 591,183 unemployment claims. More from The Associated Press: …

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