STATEMENT ON NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT FROM BUILDING BACK TOGETHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANIELLE MELFI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2021
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STATEMENT ON NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT FROM BUILDING BACK TOGETHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANIELLE MELFI

“Today’s jobs report shows that the Biden-Harris Administration’s economic agenda is getting people back to work. The unemployment rate has fallen by two percentage points, to 4.2 percent, since President Biden took office — a full three years ahead of the CBO’s projections. Two-hundred and ten thousand Americans found work this November, bringing the record job growth under President Biden’s leadership to nearly 6 million jobs in just ten months.

“The U.S. is the only leading world economy where families and the economy as a whole are stronger than they were before the pandemic. Wages are up for American workers, and families with kids have already received significant tax cuts thanks to the President’s American Rescue Plan. Entrepreneurs are also confident about the future, with applications for new small businesses up 30 percent compared to before the pandemic. The numbers are clear: America’s jobs and economic recovery is strong thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration.

“President Biden knows that in spite of this historic recovery, too many families are still struggling to make ends meet. As President Biden works to ensure that this historic economic recovery reaches every American, it’s clear that we must build on this progress by passing the Build Back Better Act. We urge the Senate to act now on this legislation to lower the cost of living for middle-class families, grow our economy, and create millions of good-paying jobs — all paid for by finally making the ultra-wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share.”

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