Unemployment

Unemployment rose ahead of virus lockdown

Disney stops paying 100,000 workers during downturn

Government extends furlough scheme to pay staff

Coronavirus hits decade of US jobs growth

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'I lost my job, now we're on the bare minimum'

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'Worst economic crisis since 1930s depression'

US jobless claims surge for third week

Island's unemployment doubles due to outbreak

IOM work permit rules eased during virus outbreak

Coronavirus halts a decade of US jobs growth

Confirmed global coronavirus cases pass a million

More than 10,000 lives lost to coronavirus in Spain

US jobless claims hit new record as virus spreads

Trump signs largest bailout in US history

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The firms hiring thousands of new staff

Record number of Americans file for unemployment

Jobless struggling to claim benefits

Leisure firm halts lay-offs after wages pledge

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