Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to interrupt down the most recent jobs information, rising unemployment considerations, A.I.’s impression on the workforce and new federal efforts to fight escalating unemployment fraud.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer insisted the job market is strengthening regardless of new indicators of financial softness, whilst unemployment rose to its highest stage since 2021.
Chavez-DeRemer argued the uptick in unemployment is proof that “more people are getting off the sidelines, and they’re looking for those jobs,” framing the rise as a constructive quite than a warning signal.
“The president has created over 650,000 jobs since he took office in the private sector and most to native-born Americans. That is positive for the American economy,” she mentioned in an interview on “Mornings with Maria” Thursday.
“When we count [the] unemployment rate, you have to be looking for a job. Well, this tells us that more people are getting off the sidelines, and they’re looking for those jobs,” Chavez-DeRemer continued. “And that’s the exciting part.”
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On Tuesday, the Labor Division reported that employers added 64,000 jobs in November – greater than economists anticipated – whereas the unemployment charge ticked as much as 4.6%, the very best since September 2021.
Folks line up as they anticipate a job honest to open on the Amerant Financial institution Enviornment on June 26, 2024, in Dawn, Florida. (Getty Photos)
“So, more people in the workforce looking, that unemployment might tick up,” Chavez-DeRemer additional defended. “But I think the exciting parts were creating those new jobs with all the investments in Make America Skilled Again. Despite a 43-day shutdown by these Democrats, the president’s momentum has not stopped.”
When pressed about whether or not AI-driven efficiencies eliminating jobs have been mirrored within the newest jobs numbers, she denied any connection.
“It’s not a function of AI, again, because we want to make sure that we’re answering the call, these market demands,” Chavez-DeRemer mentioned. “Post-COVID, there [were] a lot of companies who increased their employee growth numbers. And maybe they’re laying off for those reasons, and they have to answer that to the American people.”
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“What we’re doing is focusing on the apprenticeship program … We’ve registered almost 300,000 new apprentices. We’re answering the call for 700,000 jobs in electricians, machinists, plumbers, pipe fitters.”
“We want to make sure the trades are prepared and that we can build the data centers that are going to make the call to AI. It’s not just the coders, it’s just not the software developers,” the secretary defined. “We think about the data centers that are being built, we need the skilled tradesmen and craftsmen in this country.”
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Chavez-DeRemer reiterated President Donald Trump’s declare in his tackle to the nation Wednesday that the administration is laying the groundwork for $18 trillion in wage and job development and nationwide safety.
“I can tell you the president has come from behind [from] what the Biden administration left. And he has increased it and put those dollars in Americans’ pockets, what they deserved and what they earned.”
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