Unemployment Numbers 'Will Get Worse Before They Get Better,' Mnuchin Says

By Hannah Hagemann

Published May 10, 2020 at 4:20 PM MDT

Asked Sunday whether the nation's true unemployment rate was close to 25%, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin responded, "we could be."

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Hannah Hagemann is a 2019 Kroc Fellow. During her fellowship, she will work at NPR's National Desk and Weekend Edition.