NEW YORK—Applications for unemployment insurance are skyrocketing across the United States. We are only just getting started, as more businesses and institutions shut down due to coronavirus fears.
John Tirpak, executive director of the Unemployment Law Project of Washington State, has heard mostly from people with customer-facing jobs like restaurant and airline workers. “The impact of this will be disproportionately on the people who are struggling the most,” Tirpak said.
