The pandemic hasdrastically increasedthe number of unemployed people in the U.S. and around the world.

Since March, the library has distributed about 300 hotspots, Trzeciak said.

In Massachusetts, officials have launched a program calledMass.

Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) is told she will be missed as she takes the podium to speak with members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to praise the forthcoming passage of the bipartisan emergency COVID-19 relief bill in a press conference outside the US Capitol on December 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. T

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Internet Connect, which provides free internet to job seekers.

The program is part of a state hiring program that also offers digital literacy classes.

About half of the money will go to low-income families.

Someone applying for a job online.

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An Indianapolis program addressesthis problemwith a pilot program that gives free broadband access to K-12 students.

Bridging the digital divide is particularly important during the pandemic.

The eventual economic recovery will only be broad and equitable if all Americans can get online.