In April, 8.3% of disabled Americans were unemployed, compared with 3.1% of those without a disability.
November was a sluggish month for women re-entering the workforce as women gained only 36% of new jobs, reports the National Women’s Law Center. It could take 30 months to gain back the nearly 2 million jobs women have lost during the pandemic.
The rise in the index of aggregate hours would be equivalent to more than 630,000 jobs with no changes in workweeks. Drop in unemployment in Novembers were largest for the groups that face labor market discrimination.
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"Millions will suffer as they lose this critical source of income and the loss of spending will suppress job growth."
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Republicans are cutting off unemployment benefits at a time when huge numbers of workers still desperately need them — and the Democrats aren’t putting up a fight over it.
Our polling demonstrates that voters across party lines are rejecting the GOP’s narrative, and are enthusiastic about creating jobs and stimulating our economy.
If the hyperbolic claims are to be believed, American workers are luxuriating in the largesse of taxpayer-funded payments, thumbing their noses at the benevolent and generous employers who are struggling to fill job vacancies.
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