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3.3 Million Americans File for Unemployment: Is Help on the Way?

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The latest US unemployment numbers are in. They’re historic, and not in a good way. We’ll break down the data and look at how Congress is trying to patch up the unemployment insurance system in the middle of a health crisis. Meanwhile: how do world leaders hold an emergency summit when they’re supposed to be social distancing? We’ll explain the plan G20 leaders put together to fight COVID-19 while governing-from-home. (Here’s what their WFH confab looked like.) Also on today’s show: how dating sites are helping people connect remotely. Call and leave us a voicemail at: 646-461-6370 to shout-out a loved one or share how you’re helping your community during the pandemic. You might hear your message on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Thursday, March 26th.

0:02.9

Welcome to Schim this.

0:04.3

We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why

0:08.0

they matter.

0:09.0

Today, the latest unemployment numbers are in.

0:12.1

Their historic and not in a good way will break it down.

0:15.8

Then, how do world leaders hold an emergency summit when they're supposed to be social distancing?

0:20.8

We'll explain the new world leaders work from home playbook.

0:24.3

And finally, we called up some of the most popular dating sites to find out how their

0:28.4

helping people connect from home.

0:30.9

We're here to make your evening smarter.

0:32.8

Let's Schim this.

0:34.8

Okay, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing story with lots of moving parts.

0:44.8

And we're going to help you sort out what exactly you need to know, starting with the three

0:48.6

big developments of the day.

0:50.6

Let's start with what happened this morning.

0:52.4

We just got guys the number that we've been waiting for all morning just moments ago.

0:57.0

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits has hit a record high

1:01.8

for a single week.

1:03.1

We're talking about a decade of job expansion that suddenly has come to a screeching halt.

1:10.6

Last week, 3.3 million people in the U.S. filed for unemployment.

1:14.9

That's about five times the number of people who filed at the height of the Great Recession.

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