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Ayanna Pressley: “The national unemployment rate is already 4.3% for black…”

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

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Rep. Pressley Slams Trump's Attacks on the Black Economy, Black Employment, Affordability Crisis

Published | Video Starts at 01:05

… the weight of systemic economic harm and now suffer from the daily impact of this affordability crisis felt from grocery stores to the housing market to the gas pump. While The national unemployment rate is already 4.3% for black workers, it is an even higher 7.3%. That is a crisis. Trump's attacks on workers rights, the federal workforce, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility are costing us black jobs, which we know he never cared about. (01:05–01:16)

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Asserts that the unemployment rate for black workers is 7.3%, higher than the national average of 4.3%.

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