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In March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was in its infancy, we warned that the looming unemployment and economic crisis would need a historic government response. For the next 18 months, the federal government delivered just that -- significantly expanding unemployment benefits for a record number of jobless Americans.

October 06, 2021 at 02:03AM https://ift.tt/2ZTNScp March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was in its infancy, we warned that the looming unemployment and economic crisis would need a historic government response. For the next 18 months, the federal government delivered just that -- significantly expanding unemployment benefits for a record number of jobless Americans.