US Added Jobs In June⁠—But Now The Pandemic Is Getting Worse

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🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The unemployment rate fell to 11.1%. But there are indications that the job growth has slowed recently amid a surge of new coronavirus infections.

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This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Eric.
0:02.4	This has been Kevin.
0:03.6	And our dog Max.
0:05.2	We are drying off on the beach at Muskegon State Park in West Michigan after swimming
0:12.0	the warm waters of Lake Michigan, home to some of the best and least visited beaches
0:16.1	in the country.
0:17.1	A great place to maintain social distances.
0:20.2	This podcast was recorded at 206 PM on Thursday, July 2.
0:26.2	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but one thing that hasn't, are the
0:29.8	spectacular sunsets over the great lakes.
0:33.1	That sounds amazing.
0:37.1	I totally agree.
0:38.8	I will, I am a little biased, growing up right around Lake Michigan, but they are beautiful
0:44.2	sunsets.
0:45.2	Yeah.
0:46.2	Well hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:47.2	I'm a small collard.
0:48.2	I cover the presidential campaign.
0:49.8	I'm Danielle Kurtzleben.
0:50.8	I cover politics.
0:52.0	And I'm a Shorasco.
0:53.0	I cover the White House.
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