PA DEMS STATEMENT ON JULY JOBS REPORT

PENNSYLVANIA —  Today, the Bureau of Labor statistics released its July jobs report which exposed that over 16 million Americans are still out of work and the unemployment rate remains above 10 percent. 

“The coronavirus crisis has spiraled out of control. Nearly 160,000 Americans have died, another 54 million have filed for unemployment, and our economy is in a historic recession,” said Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Andres Anzola. “Donald Trump and Washington Republicans are making the situation even worse. They’re breaking their promises to reopen schools safely, refusing to provide the funding needed to improve America’s testing capacity, and prioritizing financial relief for corporations over workers. We can’t afford any more of this failed leadership.” 

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