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Coronavirus: US unemployment claims surge again

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As coronavirus continues to claim lives around the world, the economic impact of national lockdowns is starting to become more acute. Jobless claims in America are spiking and the country's shale industry is on shaky ground as oil prices plummet.

Meanwhile millions of children, teenagers and university students have seen their schools shuttered and exams postponed or cancelled. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Rahul Tandon investigated the impact on their education and ability to find a job once the health crisis passes.

(Image: US unemployment applications. Credit: Getty)

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Thu 9 Apr 2020 14:32GMT

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