More than 206,000 New Jersey workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, a grim confirmation of the severity of the coronavirus economic crisis.
When combined with the two previous weeks — which reach back to early, less aggressive efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus in the Garden State — more than 371,000 people have filed claims, including 155,815 in the week ending March 21 and 9,467 in the week ending March 14.