Almost 140,000 people filed for unemployment benefits in Ohio last week compared with fewer than 5,000 a week earlier. 'Look, we've got to have help from the federal government,' says Gov. Mike DeWine.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is seen in February in Cleveland. He told NPR the state is going to need help from the federal government to respond to the number of people out of work.Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is seen in February in Cleveland. He told NPR the state is going to need help from the federal government to respond to the number of people out of work.Thousands of Ohioans are out of work on the first full day of a statewide stay-at-home order to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Can you just bring us up to speed on what the numbers are right now ... of people filing for unemployment in Ohio? Sometimes these are very, very small businesses ... they have one, two people. Sole person working many times, but they technically are an independent contractor.
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