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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden riding in Delaware. Biden celebrates Jill's birthday.

 

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For the month of May, employers added 559,000 jobs and it dropped the unemployment rate to 5.8%. The forecasters were expecting at least 978,000 jobs.

While it's not bad, it's not what President Joe Biden was expecting.

These two Karens refuse to work with Biden.

It was a second sizable miss of analyst expectations after a big disappointment in April. Economists had predicted 650,000 jobs added in May.

The unemployment rate fell to 5.8%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. This is the lowest rate of joblessness since March 2020, when it stood at 4.4% and full effect of the pandemic lockdown hadn't happened yet.

The labor force participation rate was more or less flat in May at 61.6%, showing that the unemployment rate went down because people found jobs and not only because they dropped out of the workforce.

Women accounted for most of the added jobs, with the number of female workers over the age of 20 growing by 381,000. Teenagers, who accounted for most of the gains in April, added another 70,000 jobs.

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The May report was also a big improvement from the revised 278,000 jobs added in April. The initial read of 266,000 jobs last month was the biggest miss versus expectations since Refinitiv started recording that data in 1999.

Nevertheless, America is still down 7.6 million jobs compared with February 2020. And while adding more than half a million jobs in a month is a solid pace of growth, "we will need to keep up this tempo for quite some time to get back to a semblance of the pre-pandemic labor market," said Indeed economic research director Nick Bunker.

The biggest job gains happened in the the leisure and hospitality industry with 292,000 jobs added back, mostly at restaurants and bars.

As things are going more back to normal, with non-pandemic health care needs and more in-person schooling, the health care and education sectors also added jobs. Construction and retail shedded jobs.

Unemployment rates for non-White workers are still much higher than for the White population, which stands at 5.1%.

Vice President Kamala Harris is the tie breaking vote.

The unemployment rate for Black workers dropped to 9.1% in May from 9.7%, and the Hispanic jobless rate fell to 7.3% from 7.9%.

The Asian unemployment rate fell to 5.5% from 5.7%.

"Even with today's gains, the Americans who have long been harmed by the country's deep structural racism and sexism are still facing the worst unemployment rates," said Michael Madowitz, economist at the left-leaning Center for American Progress.

And even though millions of people remain unemployed or have had to leave the labor force, businesses complain of worker shortages. Companies are raising wages to attract and retain employees.

The May data showed hourly earnings rose by 15 cents to $30.33.

Meanwhile, various states have announced they will end the pandemic era expanded jobless benefits before the official expiry in September. Whether that will spur a jump in job applicants remains to be seen.

Critics of higher unemployment aid say the bigger payments have kept people sitting on their couches. But the pandemic isn't over yet and workers are still balancing health and exposure risks, as well as child care, with going back to work.

Hopes are high that the full return to in-person schooling in September will allow those kept at home due to care responsibilities to rejoin the labor force.

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are working their asses off to get things done.

Things that make you go hmmm...

1. The coronavirus has killed over 620,000 Americans. The United States, Canada, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy and Spain have reported low infections. France, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria and Senegal have little to no cases.  India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Nepal and Japan are feeling some of the worst outbreaks right now. 

2. The Senate is the headache that Biden doesn't need. Republicans sank the January 6, 2021 commission. They also have vowed to oppose the American Jobs Plan, the John Lewis For The People's Voting Act and George Floyd Policing Bill. Two fucking Democrats are not willing to help Biden get his agenda accomplished. They are running on the false narrative that Republicans will work in bipartisanship. Biden tried it three fucking times. He's getting tired of the gridlock by senators. 

3. Many companies are no longer requiring mask in their businesses. Although they won't stop some from wearing masks while in their businesses, if you're fully vaccinate, you can enter the facility without a mask. 

4. The United States is dealing with cyberwarfare with Russia. The federation may have authorized an attack on American energy suppliers and the meat industry. Biden will met with Queen Elizabeth II and Vladikaren Putin in the coming weeks. He will travel overseas for the first time in his presidency.

5. Biden's job approval is 53% - 47% at present time.

6. Gun violence continues to be a problem in the United States.

7. Americans are slowly returning back to normal life. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris officially are no longer wearing face masks and are holding modest gatherings.

8. Washed Up 45 and his allies are secretly whispering that he could be reinstalled back in the White House. They are still promoting the big lie and Q'Anon conspiracies. The U.S. Homeland Security are warning Americans to stay vigilant for potential domestic terrorists attacks.

Now again, we have 331.3 million Americans. The spread of 559,000 jobs has to go to the 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Those who gave up looking for work also keeps the numbers down. Somehow, folks giving up looking for jobs also affects the economy.

Biden has achieved his goal of getting over 200 million vaccinations. So far there has been over 140 vaccinated Americans. There are still some who refused to be vaccinated and it could impact the progress in combating the pandemic.

Food prices, energy prices, rent, city services and college education have risen. With folks not working, the fears of being thrown on the street are live and direct. Folks are struggling to make ends meet as well as landlords, mortgage brokers and those who need the money to repair facilities.

Real Reasons To Why Unemployment Rate Stays The Way It Is!

1. DEAD

2. BORN

3. IN PRISON

4. IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

5. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

6. IN HIGH SCHOOL

7. IN COLLEGE NOT LOOKING

8. VOLUNTEER

9. DISABLED 

10. STAY AT HOME PARENT

11. RETIRED

12. QUIT ON THEIR OWN

13. NOT HIRING QUALIFIED

14. NATURAL DISASTERS

15. ACTIVE MILITARY 

16. NOT HIRING TOO QUALIFIED

17. LAID OFF

18. FIRED FROM THE JOB

19. DESTRUCTION TO FACILITY

20. OUTSOURCING

21. IMMIGRANTS TOO AFRAID OF BEING DETAINED BY I.C.E.

22. SHAMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA (BY ACTIVELY TAKING PART IN ILLEGAL ACTS).

Things are returning back to normal. Over 70% of Americans have at least gotten one of the coronavirus vaccines. Business are now returning back to normal operations.

However, they are struggling trying to hire employees. With the average wages stagnant, many are not looking forward to returning to a job that pays dirt wages. Many who worked in the retail, restaurant and low end service industry are not willing to take a job for less than $10 an hour.

Republicans don't see the bigger picture itself. They rather continue to believe in conspiracies about people collecting the safety net and not going back to work.

Two Karens stand in the way of Democrats getting things done.

Give them a liveable wage and maybe things might improve in the job market.

Yes. We can't always assume that folks are lazy. 

Many single mothers are having trouble trying to find quality daycare or family members to watch children. On top of that, some have lost family members due to the pandemic. A homemaker may have lost their spouse. Some may have no choice but to watch their children or loved ones due to the aftermath of the pandemic.

Folks are still trying to rebound from medical bills, late rent payments, owing taxes and college loans.

Republicans are white nationalists without a conscience. Washed Up 45's presidency and Republican controlled governments led us to losing over 620,000 Americans. President Joe Biden has a four seat House majority and a spilt in the Senate.

He can't get things done with two fucking idiot Democrats holding up his progress. Sen. Karen Sinema (D-AZ) and Sen. Karen Manchin (D-WV) are fucking up progress by getting along with white nationalsits.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local councilman, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.