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

JUL 2, 202014 MIN
The NPR Politics Podcast

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

JUL 2, 202014 MIN

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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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