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Unemployment claims drop sharply to 498,000

Unemployment claims hit a level Americans haven't seen since the before the pandemic during the last week of April, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. The total number of first-time claims submitted was 498,000. Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst for Bankrate, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss.
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