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Unemployment Claims Last Week Reach 4.4 Million, Total Now 26 Million03:42
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April 23, 2020

We talk to Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi), MSNBC anchor and economics correspondent, about the new jobless numbers out this week.

Now, 26 million Americans, or about 16% of the workforce, are out of a job.

This segment aired on April 23, 2020.

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