Pace slows, but pandemic job losses near 80,000 in Memphis area
Eclectic Eye owner Robbie Johnson Weinberg (at her Midtown store in April) is among business owners affected by the pandemic. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The southwest Tennessee region including Memphis reported 6,634 new unemployment claims in week ending May 9, pushing the total near 80,000 since COVID-19 business closings began.
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unemployment claims Memphis area unemployment COVID-19Wayne Risher
Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.
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