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Eric Hovde: “Unemployment rate employment will weaken as the economy…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:08

But I think it's going to be positive by all indications. Fourth quarter, on the other hand, is looking like things are weakening a bit. Again, 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. (01:08–01:20)

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Asserts that unemployment will rise due to economic softening, removal of illegal immigrants, and reversal of government job increases.

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