DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - The coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy plunging by a record-shattering 32.9% annual rate last quarter and is still inflicting damage across the country, squeezing already struggling businesses and forcing a wave of layoffs that shows no sign of abating.The economic snapshot of what’s going on around the country can be seen in the empty storefronts on State Street in Media, Delaware County.Desirea Flynn lost her job as a dental assistant back in March.
She’s still out of work like millions of others unemployment is now her only lifeline."I have to figure something out and if we don’t have second stimulus and I don’t figure something out.