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Unemployment won't directly affect your credit score. Your credit score is a reflection of your history with credit accounts, ...

Unemployment won't negatively impact your credit score—at least not directly. Not paying your bills on time, borrowing more money, and opening new credit accounts can lower your credit score.

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