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Unemployment benefits surge across the United States
A Social Security Administration survey shows one in 15 workers nationwide drawing unemployment checks. Rhode Island leads with 24 percent of insured workers receiving benefits, followed by Maine and New Hampshire at about 12. Massachusetts ranks about 11 percent, while New England faces textile and shoe industry layoffs. Western farm states show the least impact, with less than 1.4 percent unemployed. gains in Michigan and Illinois reflect cutbacks in machinery output and broader factory slack.
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