Coronavirus shutdown pushes California jobless claims to record high

The number of Californians seeking unemployment benefits has officially set a record high.
And I’ll guarantee you this statistic — a quick snapshot of jobs lost since the coronavirus ravaged the economy — paints too pretty a picture of a much uglier reality.
Sometimes economic stats aren’t as quick or as accurate as we’d like. Take Thursday’s release of what officials call the “advance number of actual initial claims under state programs.” It&rsquo