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1.5 Million File For Unemployment, But Continuing Claims Decrease Slightly

NPR | By Avie Schneider
Published June 18, 2020 at 6:34 AM MDT

Another 1.5 million people file for unemployment benefits for the first time, but the number who are continuing to seek the payments continues to decline as workers return to their jobs.

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