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*Title:* Unemployment Claims Top 900K Since Pandemic Began

*Source:* NJ Dept of Labor

*Date:* April 30, 2020

*Summary: *More than 930,000 new unemployment claims have been filed since COVID-19 hit New Jersey in mid-March, and the Labor Department announced that it would begin processing claims from self-employed workers, independent contractors and others not eligible for regular unemployment.

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