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Long Beach unemployment hits highest level in city’s history

Avatar photo by Brandon Richardson May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
A resident walks by a boarded-up Braddeley’s Pourhouse on Boardway, March 27, 2020. Long Beach bars were ordered to close on March 16 to slow the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
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