Local Stories Plus An Economist Puts Coronavirus Unemployment Claims In Historical Perspective
It's Tuesday, in the decent chance you need a reminder of what day it is today, and we've got another full episode worth of coronavirus updates.
I also speak with Anson Smuts, a senior economist at O'Keefe, a Bloomfield Hills business consultancy, about the historical implications of the massive unemployment filings in the wake of the outbreak.
Also on today's show:
The state of Michigan reported that the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed above 1,000 for the first time, at 1,117.
Ford has announced it will manufacture 50,000 ventilators within 100 days from its Rawsonville…
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