Last week, 787,000 Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits, marking the first time that level has fallen below 800,000 in a single week since mid-March.
Exxon Mobil also plans to announce layoffs as the oil market continues to falter during the pandemic. Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with MSNBC anchor and economics correspondent Ali Velshi.
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