Jump in Line: As Unemployment Grows, States Struggle to Keep Up

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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This week’s new unemployment numbers are in, and things still aren’t good. We’ll look at what states are doing to keep up with the worsening jobs crisis. Meanwhile: as unemployment skyrockets, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making moves to keep essential workers at work. Also on today’s show: grocery shopping during a pandemic already has its challenges, but food banks across the country are facing a lot more hurdles. We’ll explain why. Plus: how far can you take social distancing? Try outer space. 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, April 9th.
0:02.8	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.1	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.0	they matter.
0:09.7	We've been tracking US unemployment numbers for weeks now, and today, new number show
0:14.7	things still aren't good.
0:16.6	We'll dive into what that means.
0:18.8	Then grocery shopping during a pandemic already has its challenges, but food banks across
0:23.6	the country are facing a lot more hurdles.
0:26.2	We'll dive in.
0:27.4	Finally, how far can you take social distancing?
0:30.7	How about outer space?
0:32.9	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:35.0	Let's skim this.
0:37.4	Okay, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing story with lots of moving parts, and we're
0:44.5	going to help you sort out what exactly you need to know, starting with the three big
0:48.5	developments of the day.
0:50.4	First, so we just got in the tragedy of the news of the number of unemployment claims.
0:55.6	66.6 million additional Americans filed jobless claims in the prior week.
1:01.3	This exceeds even what we're already incredibly dire projections.
1:07.6	Over the past three weeks, the number of people who have filed for unemployment is close
1:11.2	to 17 million, which is about 10% of the labor force.
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