Applications for unemployment benefits skyrocketed this week

OHIO: a nearly 7x surge to 45,000 workers
NEW JERSEY: a 12x surge to 15,000
CONNECTICUT: an 8x surge to 8,000

The biggest unemployment boom since the Great Recession is herehttps://t.co/Q19NZonFLk by @RebeccaARainey

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 18, 2020