Jobless Claims Continue Unprecedented Climb in Baltimore Region and the U.S.

4/9/20

By Brew Editors, BaltimoreBrew

More than 108,000 Marylanders applied for unemployment insurance during the week ending April 4, according to figures released today by the Maryland Department of Labor.

The number represents a 29% jump in applications over the previous week when more than 84,000 residents applied for unemployment.

Marylanders have filed more claims in the last five weeks (241,014) than they did during the entirety of 2019 (214,475), Mike Ricci, a spokesman for Gov. Larry Hogan, said today.

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