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Tim Scott: “The unemployment rate is at 3.9 percent. Wages have increased over the last year by 2.9 percent, the highest increase…”

On the recordMay 14, 2018
The unemployment rate is at 3.9 percent. Wages have increased over the last year by 2.9 percent, the highest increase since 2009.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott highlights positive economic indicators and wage growth.

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