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Additional Unemployment Claims Bring Total To 22 Million

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Last week, another 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment, bringing the total to 22 million since President Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR economics correspondent Jim Zarroli (@JimZarroli) explains what's to come.

This segment aired on April 16, 2020.

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