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Ayanna Pressley: “Black unemployment specifically is at 7.3%. These are the…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Pressley Slams GOP Bill Ignoring Unemployment Crisis, Strips Fed's Job to Maximize Employment

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

The unemployment rate has increased to 4.3% due to Trump's reckless policies like firing government workers, attacking small businesses. And when you analyze the data, Black unemployment specifically is at 7.3%. These are the worst rates we've seen since the pandemic. Black workers are the canaries in the coal mine. What happens to our community first happens to everyone next. So folks should take heed. People are looking for jobs. (03:42–03:49)

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Asserts that black unemployment is at 7.3%, the worst since the pandemic.

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