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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Chris Farrell

The latest on the economy

Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor at Marketplace and MPR
Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor at Marketplace and MPR, talks with panelists during MPR’s Conversations on the Creative Economy event held Thursday evening at the Northwest Indian Community Development Center.
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The latest figures show that the economy lost more than 20.5 million jobs in April, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent. This is the worst unemployment we have seen since the Great Depression. Some businesses that closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus are beginning to reopen. But how quickly will consumers feel it’s safe to return and spend?

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