It is difficult grasp just how much damage the coronavirus pandemic will ultimately do to the economy nationwide and here in the First State, but we are starting to get an initial sense of its scope both anecdotally and in hard numbers.
Delaware's Department of Labor reported the number of new unemployment claims in the state last week soared to 10,790, the highest level in 30 years of its records. The latest number for just one week was higher than for any whole month since 1990.
Delaware Public Media contributor Jon Hurdle spent this week talking with businesses and workers affected, and looking at the available data.
