Pennsylvania Democratic Party Spokesperson Rosie Lapowsky issued the following statement after today’s announcement that the state’s unemployment rate fell to 6.6%, a 49% drop from July 2020’s 13% unemployment rate. This news comes as the U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to a 17-month low:
“This morning’s latest employment numbers in Pennsylvania highlight once again what so many Pennsylvanians have felt since the start of Joe Biden’s presidency: Help is here. Despite unprecedented obstruction from Republicans, President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda is getting checks into pockets and helping small businesses reopen across Pennsylvania. From providing needed relief to local communities, to delivering a middle class tax cut to working parents, the American Rescue Plan has been crucial to Pennsylvania’s recovery. In order to keep building Pennsylvania back better than before, Congress must now pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.”
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