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6.6 Million Jobless Claims Filed Last Week, Total Now 17 Million05:14
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April 09, 2020

Jobless claims shot up last week by another 6.6 million, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi), MSNBC anchor and economics correspondent, gives us the latest.

This segment aired on April 9, 2020.

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