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Eric Hovde: “The unemployment rate will lift to about 4.7 to 5.1%.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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2025 Sunwest Bank Economic Forum with Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 03:24

We don't know. Unemployment rate, employment will weaken as the economy softens. Illegal immigrants are removed and a significant increase in government jobs in 24 will reverse and The unemployment rate will lift to about 4.7 to 5.1%. I got that partially right. There is without question the labor market is weakening and I'm going to get into that. I'm going to talk a lot about it. (03:24–03:29)

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Predicts that the unemployment rate will rise to between 4.7% and 5.1%.

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