Chief economist update: Labor Day maydayBY BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020 11:39AMIt would have been funny had it not been for the circumstances in which we find ourselves. For right on the eve of Labor Day, the US Department of Labor reports that more than 30 million Americans have now applied for unemployment benefits.
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