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Preliminary unemployment claims in Wisconsin up by nearly 30,000 since Sunday

Preliminary unemployment claims are rising very fast in Wisconsin due to coronavirus pandemic.
Posted at 6:19 PM, Mar 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-20 11:08:00-04

Preliminary unemployment claims are rising very fast in Wisconsin due to coronavirus pandemic.

In the latest numbers per day from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, there are about 30,000 new claims since Sunday.

  Daily Total
2020Sunday1,499
Monday4,392
Tuesday8,603
Wednesday14,988
Thursday0
Friday0
Saturday0
2019Sunday826
Monday1,329
Tuesday818
Wednesday725
Thursday703
Friday789
Saturday26

These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

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