CNN State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash September 5, 2021 16:08:00
Employment. we're at the lowest unemployment rate we have seen in this country in a year and a half, 5.2%. we've added jobs every single month we've been here. the states were given money as part of the rescue plan back in march to deal with the consequences of any economic dislocation due to covid. states are using that money in different ways. one of those ways is employment bonuses, paying people to take jobs. other states are providing employment training, employment counseling. these benefits expire under the law this coming week. and we think that the states have the tools they need to h...