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Another 1.9 Million Americans File For Unemployment

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States are steadily reopening their economies but millions of Americans are still out of work.

The Labor Department reports that last week another 1.9 million people filed for unemployment. That makes the total number in less than three months more than 42 million.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with economist Juli Niemann.

This segment aired on June 4, 2020.

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