About 10,000 claims were filed Monday and nearly 12,000 more came in Tuesday, bringing the number to 30,000 since Friday. The typical number is 3,000 to 3,500 a week, a spokesman said. “I’ve never seen anything like this,’ said Deputy Commissioner Daryle Dudzinski, who has been at the Labor Department since 1992. “It’s unbelievable.” The numbers provide a first look at the economic impact of the virus as employers in numerous industries lay off or furlough workers in response to government orders that state residents avoid congregating in public places.
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