© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsApplications for unemployment benefits are spiking in Missouri. The increase reflects and comes as droves of businesses close across the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, more than 42,000 Missourians filed for unemployment. That’s more than 10 times as many people as in the previous week. The application numbers rival those of the Great Recession in the late-2000s.Loading...In St. Louis, scores of restaurants and entertainment venues have shuttered, and the tourism industry has taken...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsApplications for unemployment benefits are spiking in Missouri. The increase reflects and comes as droves of businesses close across the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, more than 42,000 Missourians filed for unemployment. That’s more than 10 times as many people as in the previous week. The application numbers rival those of the Great Recession in the late-2000s.Loading...In St. Louis, scores of restaurants and entertainment venues have shuttered, and the tourism industry has taken...WW…