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Unemployment claims in Maine at historic levels
Fortman says the week before March 21, 649 Mainers filed unemployment claims; the week ending March 21, there were 21,459.
That's a 3,200 percent increase.
Fortman says normally in a recession you would start to see gradual signs that bad times are ahead -- and then start planning for it by putting people and processes in place. That's not what happened in this case.
"This really was almost an overnight impact on our system." - NewsCenterMaine
That's a 3,200 percent increase.
Fortman says normally in a recession you would start to see gradual signs that bad times are ahead -- and then start planning for it by putting people and processes in place. That's not what happened in this case.
"This really was almost an overnight impact on our system." - NewsCenterMaine
No indication from Susan Collins office yet as to whether she is concerned about this yet or not. I think someone will have to pull her head out of Mitch McConnell's ass first to get comment.