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April jobless rate spikes in Henderson and Buncombe counties

By Lightning Reports, Published: June 4, 2020

The unemployment rate for the Asheville metro area, the lowest in the state for 61 straight months, spiked to 15.8 percent in April as the coronavirus shutdown ground the economy to a crawl.

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