Tell The Tribune: How has the coronavirus and unemployment affected you?
(Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Share your insight and help inform The Salt Lake Tribune's reporting.
In the past seven weeks, more than 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment, the Department of Labor reported Thursday. At least 148,000 Utahns have sought traditional assistance for layoffs, furloughs or pay cuts, and an additional 18,000 self-employed workers, independent contractors and those in the gig economy filed under a new program.
The coronavirus pandemic is resulting in “the greatest single-year job loss for Utah since the Great Depression,” and The Salt Lake Tribune wants to hear how it’s impacting you. Your responses won’t be published without your permission. A reporter from The Salt Lake Tribune might reach out for further comment.
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