Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks
The NPR Politics Podcast
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Unprecedented Rise in Unemployment Amidst a Health Crisis
This chapter examines the dramatic increase in unemployment claims resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, comparing it to historical events like the Great Recession and Hurricane Katrina. It also highlights the difficulties in quantifying the total unemployed due to systemic issues and the looming potential for more job losses.
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