Unemployment Numbers in Texas Increase By 800%

 

AUSTIN, TX – As businesses continue to close and lay off workers, states across the county have experienced significant increases in unemployment numbers.

According to KTXS, in Texas the number of claims by 862% in the last week alone. Texas has the “fourth biggest increase in jobless claims last week with 139,250.”

Unemployment claims have reached 6.6 million nationwide.

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