Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern says the Biden-Harris Administration’s economic policies are to blame for the most recent slowdown in U.S. job growth and increased unemployment.
Reacting to Friday’s release of the jobs report for July 2024 by the Bureau of Labor Statitics, the Republican U.S. Representative from Tulsa declared, “Stagnant job growth and rising unemployment – these are the consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration’s economic policies.”
The slowdown amounted to 114,000 new jobs added last month, a significant drp from the 179,000 added in June. The nation’s jobless rate rose to 4.3% which is the highest since October 2021, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase.
“The harsh reality is that the Biden-Harris economy is failing American workers every day. Their policies just aren’t working – we need a new direction for our economy,” called Rep. Hern.
Takeaways from Report:
- 114,000 jobs added in July, down 65,000 from June.
- Jobs gains in May and June were revised down, 2,000 and 27,000, respectively. Bringing job gains in May to 216,000 and gains in June to 179,000.
- The labor force participation rate increased to 62.7 percent compared to 62.6 percent in June. The pre-pandemic level was 63.3 percent.
- The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, with 7.2 million people unemployed. This is up from a 4.1 percent unemployment rate in June with 6.8 million people unemployed.