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Record Surge In Unemployment Tests Coronavirus Relief Plans

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Nearly 10 million people have filed new unemployment claims in the past two weeks, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department.

Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley (@HorsleyScott) about what he's seeing and hearing around the country.

This segment aired on April 2, 2020.

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