Jul 9, 2020

Whiplash in the bar and restaurant industries

Restaurants and bars in states where COVID-19 is spiking have run up against new rules to once again cut capacity or certain services. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Many bar and restaurant employees went back to work in June. New COVID-19 spikes and shutdowns might be sending them back home. Plus, potential furloughs for United Airlines. And, how Americans are spending pandemic unemployment insurance.

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Expanded COVID-19 unemployment money is helping millions of workers pay their bills

by Mitchell Hartman

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The extra $600 every week is set to run out at the end of this month.

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COVID-19

Restaurants, bars put the brakes on reopening, just as jobs started coming back

by Marielle Segarra

Jul 9, 2020

More than 30% of June's job gains came from bars and restaurants.

Restaurants and bars in states where COVID-19 is spiking have run up against new rules to once again cut capacity or certain services.

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Music from the episode

BoJack's Theme (Full Length) Patrick Carney, Ralph Carney

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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