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Workless NJ: Ex-Bakery Manager Among Thousands Of Unemployed Wondering 'When?' Workless NJ: Ex-Bakery Manager Among Thousands Of Unemployed Wondering 'When?'
Workless NJ: Ex-Bakery Manager Among Thousands Of Unemployed Wondering 'When?' Every morning, Jenn Polizzano-Demaria of Hawthorne wakes up and hopes for answers. Formerly the director of operations for Mr. Cupcakes, Demaria applied for unemployment benefits with the state's labor department late last month.  Nearly four weeks later, she doesn't know if she's been approved -- and couldn't begin to guess when she'll find out. She's not alone. New Jersey has paid about $1 billion in unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 outbreak began in March, the NJ Department of Labor and Worksforce said Thursday.  The payments went to some 556,000 residents -- a 560% increase …

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