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Pandemic's economic devastation even broader than it appears

U.S. job losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are simply staggering. So far, they are roughly equivalent to the number of jobs created since the last painful recession. Elise Gould, senior economist with the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss which economic sectors were hit first, how losses have cascaded from there and why women might be affected more.

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