On the recordJuly 14, 2021
If you look even before the pandemic, though, in February before the pandemic, 3.5 percent unemployment, we had over a million Americans who were long-term unemployed.
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congress.govChris Van Hollen: “If you look even before the pandemic, though, in February before the pandemic, 3.5 percent unemployment, we had over a…”
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Van Hollen highlights the issue of long-term unemployment prior to the pandemic.
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