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The hospitality industry has been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. These cities have a disproportionate number of hospitality workers and have experienced high levels of unemployment. 

New Jersey unemployment filings jumped 15-fold, from 9,467 to 155,454, in the week ending March 21, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday, as business closings for the deadly coronavirus pushed national filings to new records as well.