Unemployment claims numbers released on Thursday paint a complicated picture of the U.S. economy. The figure dipped slightly from last week but remains high as some states start to tighten lockdown restrictions after spiking COVID-19 rates.
NPR chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley explains.
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