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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2021
Contact:
Maddy McDaniel, Communications Director
[email protected] or 914-471-7716
STATEMENT: DIP IN JOBLESS CLAIMS SHOWS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN IS WORKING, BUT LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC INVESTMENT NEEDED TO BUILD BACK BETTER
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another 684,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, this is the lowest number since the beginning of the pandemic, but more investment is needed to help the millions of Americans who are still unemployed.
Invest In America’s spokesperson Maddy McDaniel issued the following statement:
“The dip in this week’s jobless claims show that the American Rescue Plan is working, providing a lifeline to the economy by ramping up vaccines, supporting small businesses and keeping essential workers on the job. But the fact that these numbers still rival some of the worst weeks of the Great Recession makes clear that there is much work left to do.
“Much more is needed to fully recover from the pandemic and address the fact that there are 9.5 million fewer jobs than when the pandemic began.
“That requires learning the lesson from the American Rescue Plan and continuing to go big with a multi-trillion dollar public investment in our nation’s infrastructure — from rebuilding roads and bridges to boosting our clean energy sector. This is the only way we can create millions of high-paying jobs, dramatically boost our nation’s GDP, and ensure an equitable recovery that builds our economy back stronger than ever before.”
Economists are available to discuss the implications of this week’s jobless claims — reach out to [email protected] to get in touch.
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