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Demand for unemployment grows in state, nation
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Merced County total employment grew 3.99%, the fastest among the San Joaquin Valley’s eight counties in 2021. Stanislaus County total employment grew the second fastest at 3.56%.
The first week of May saw more than 4.1 million people collecting unemployment insurance with the state paying out a total of $8.9 billion in benefits.