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Thousands of U.S. airline industry workers face furloughs and layoffs

An estimated 45,000 workers in the U.S. airline industry are dealing with layoffs and furloughs as talks to extend COVID-19 relief funding stall on Capitol Hill. CBSN’s Lana Zak spoke with CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave about what this means for travelers and what needs to be done to get the industry back to work. Source

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Breaking down the latest jobs numbers

The latest jobs report from the Department of Labor revealed another 837,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week. Diane Swonk, Grant Thornton’s chief economist, joined CBSN to discuss what the latest numbers mean for the economy. Source

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