For coronavirus job losses, geography and education are destiny

The latest week brought another set of deeply concerning unemployment numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, 5.2 million more people filed claims, bringing the total to more than 22 million in the last month, an almost surreal spike.

But the numbers are not spread evenly throughout the country. The economic impacts so far hold stark differences along geographic, income and educational lines. CONT.

Dante Chinni, NBC News

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