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Congress is even further from passing a new COVID-19 relief package now
Sep 21, 2020

Congress is even further from passing a new COVID-19 relief package now

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With congressional divisions deepening and Senate attention on the Supreme Court, it's unlikely that we see a new COVID-19 relief package before the election. Also, Nikola's executive chairman resigns. And, a state-by-state look at unemployment rates.

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There are big variations in the state-by-state unemployment picture

Sep 21, 2020
States that rely heavily on the in-person service sector are still facing high unemployment, while farm states are seeing lower jobless rates.
States that rely heavily on face-to-face service jobs, like New York, have the highest unemployment.
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Music from the episode

Degrees of Light Taylor McFerrin

The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director