With a growing population of more than 4 million residents, Harris County is one of the largest counties in the U.S. with a population larger than more than half of all states, according to a 2019 ...

Between February and April, 10 percent of Americans ages 25 to 54 lost their jobs. The employed percentage of the population dropped to its lowest level since 1975, according to Labor Department data.

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