Congress on track to add $600 per week to jobless checks as claims break records in Arizona, US

The coronavirus pandemic is bringing the economy to shambles with 14K jobless claims filed by Arizonans in one day alone. This is the most first-time claims ever since July 2009 when 11,178 were filed in one week.

The coronavirus pandemic is bringing the economy to shambles with 14K jobless claims filed by Arizonans in one day alone. This is the most first-time claims ever since July 2009 when 11,178 were filed in one week.

In this story published March 26, 2020, on azcentral.com:

The latest figures show Arizona as one of the most dynamic economies in the nation as we moved into the first quarter.

– Research Professor of Economics Lee McPheters, who is the director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center