Jul 7, 2020

Americans are moving because of the pandemic

The biggest share of the movers was young people ages 18 to 29. Cindy Ord/Getty Images

How COVID-19 is changing where people live. Will we see a rebound in the demand for labor after declines in the spring? Job openings numbers for May are out today. And, how the U.K. has kept its unemployment rate down.

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COVID-19

How COVID-19 has changed where Americans live

by Kimberly Adams

Jul 7, 2020

Almost a quarter of adults have either moved because of the pandemic or know someone who has.

The biggest share of the movers was young people ages 18 to 29.

Cindy Ord/Getty Images

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COVID & Unemployment

How the UK has kept unemployment down — for now

by Victoria Craig

Jul 7, 2020

So far, the nation's businesses have avoided laying off 9.3 million workers.

Government furlough programs and business loan and grant schemes allowed U.K. companies to keep their staff on their payrolls even if their doors were shut.

Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

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Hard Times Paramore

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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