Over ½ a million people are back in the labor market. And importantly, the permanently unemployed number is down. Data is also showing rising wages, declining hunger, and improving mental health. #BeyondtheNumbers 1/
https://twitter.com/Groundwork/status/1400859901195395073
As people get vaxed and pandemic restrictions lift, employment is rising even before the recession is officially over -- which differs from recessions of the past. Lots of reasons to suggest this growth will continue, check this out from: @RooseveltInst rooseveltinstitute.org/2021/06/03/zoo… 2/
But there’s a long way to go for full employment. We need to do more to invest in well-paying state and local jobs in the poorest zip codes. 3/
The Black unemployment rate is still 4% higher than the rate for white workers. There’s no recovery until Black workers are thriving. #BeyondtheNumbers /4
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