as in unemployment
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unemployment
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Factors like a low unemployment rate and high average income help residents purchase property, pay down debt and save for the future.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025 -
Trump’s efforts to constrain immigration during his first term played out in a similar fashion; by 2019, the unemployment rate had dropped to 3.5%, its lowest level since 1969, with earnings up 3.5% from 2018.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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