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Unemployment by the numbers

Unemployment by the numbers

A month into unemployment, I looked at some data 🤓

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Julie Laufer
Apr 18, 2023
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It’s officially been four weeks (and a day) since my furlough—time really does fly when you’re having fun experiencing high levels of stress and uncertainty! It’s a Tuesday morning, I’m sitting in bed after a long shower and doing some kitchen cleaning. I’ve had my coffee and I’m still in my robe while my hair air dries. I have two quick interviews later today, I’m off to babysit an adorable 3-year-old who lives a few blocks away from me for a few hours, and then have someone coming by the apartment to pick up some extra baby things I don’t need from my Buy Nothing group. Really, life could be so much worse!

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