The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment

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The fired labor economist who couldn't get unemployment

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A top labor economist encounters the endlessly frustrating labyrinth of filing for unemployment after getting fired by President Trump. Why are unemployment benefits so hard to get, and can we do anything to fix the system?

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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