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Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks

Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

More than six million people filed for unemployment last week, on top of the 3.3 million claims the week prior. Analysts project the share of Americans out of work could go as high as 15 percent this year. This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley, and reporter Danielle Kurtzleben.
Released:
Apr 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.