MS Senator Roger Wicker is blaming Democrats for the rising unemployment rate.
�Today’s employment numbers are a direct product of Democrat policies. Unnecessary lock downs, school closures, and excessive unemployment benefits are unnecessarily depressing the economic recovery,��Wicker said�on Twitter.
The expected hiring boom in April hasn’t happened.� Employers added only 266-thousand new jobs, and there’s a growing shortage of available workers.� The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%, well below the April 2020 peak of 14.7%.� But it’s still about twice the pre-crisis level.
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith expressed her disappointment:
This month�s disappointing #JobsReport makes it clear that paying people to stay at home only harms our country. Moving forward, there needs to be a focus on removing disincentives to work. Let�s get our nation back up and running. https://t.co/MpiOD7xLjf
— U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (@SenHydeSmith) May 7, 2021
Congressman Michael Guest echoed those sentiments:
One problem I continue to hear across our state is that businesses can�t get people to come back to work. The fed government has incentivized people to stay home with continuing to supplement unemployment checks. Pres. Biden�s economic plan is failing. https://t.co/uPfBz25PCP
— Congressman Michael Guest (@RepMichaelGuest) May 7, 2021
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