Several MS leaders blame Democrats for disappointing employment numbers

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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:

Congressman Michael Guest echoed those sentiments:

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