Just last month, the economy added 115,000 jobs that exceeded expectations and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. Wages are also continuing to rise, with average average hourly earnings up 3.6% over last year. And Thanks to the working family tax cuts, small businesses are finally gaining the confidence to expand and create jobs here at home. Yet businesses across the country are still facing persistent workforce shortages. This challenge is particularly prevalent in my home state of West Virginia, where our workforce participation rate remains among the lowest in the country. (00:57–01:05)
CLAIM
Asserts that working family tax cuts have increased small business confidence to expand and create jobs domestically.
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