Pain, despair and poverty reach fever pitch for unemployed workers
Pain, despair and poverty reach fever pitch for unemployed workers CNBC 12/19/2020 Nine months ago, the coronavirus pandemic upended the economy, swiftly pushing millions into joblessness. Financial plight has been growing steadily since the summer as Americans await further relief from Congress. Unemployed workers Randy Chase, Adonijah Niles and Mike Carpenter exemplify the growing hardship around the country. © Provided by CNBC Randy Chase, 57, does masonry work on construction crews. With unemployment benefits stalled since April and no savings left, he's been living in his pickup tru...