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What Do the Unemployment Numbers Look Like on a Graph

Just how dramatic is the surge in unemployment requests.

Looking back to the late 1960's up until this past week, there is a graph that reflects the ups and downs in unemployment requests. 

On scale you can see in this graph, just how significant last week's 3M plus numbers compare over time. 

The item above was shared by Steve Flynn.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.