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Gen Z Being Hit The Hardest By US Economy Slump
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Published on March 26, 2020 - Duration: 00:39s
Gen Z Being Hit The Hardest By US Economy Slump
As the coronavirus outbreak shakes the United States' economy, it is claiming jobs nationwide.
Gen Z workers are getting laid off at rates nearly three times that of their older counterparts.
Business Insider reports young service workers are losing more work hours than any other demographic.
Restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, fitness studios, and cultural institutions are shuttering nationwide.
A record-shattering 3.28 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week of March 2nd alone.
Authorities have ordered nonessential businesses to close in order to slow the spread of the virus.
Many businesses that are not essential have filed appeals to become essential, however.