{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2962", "HERN: Biden-Harris economic policies to blame for increased unemployment", "2024-08-02", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Kevin Hern", "H001082", "hern.house.gov", "hern", "https://hern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "TULSA, OK \u2013 Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the jobs report for July 2024, revealing a slowdown in job growth with 114,000 new jobs added, a significant drop from June\u2019s 179,000. The unemployment rate has risen to 4.3 percent, the highest since October 2021, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase.\n\nTULSA, OK \u2013 Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the jobs report for July 2024, revealing a slowdown in job growth with 114,000 new jobs added, a significant drop from June\u2019s 179,000. The unemployment rate has risen to 4.3 percent, the highest since October 2021, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase.\n\n\u201cStagnant job growth and rising unemployment \u2013 these are the consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s economic policies,\u201d said Rep. Kevin Hern. \u201cThe harsh reality is that the Biden-Harris economy is failing American workers every day. Their policies just aren\u2019t working - we need a new direction for our economy.\u201d\n\nTakeaways from Report:\n\n114,000 jobs added in July, down 65,000 from June.\n\nJobs gains in May and June were revised down, 2,000 and 27,000, respectively. Bringing job gains in May to 216,000 and gains in June to 179,000.\n\nThe labor force participation rate increased to 62.7 percent compared to 62.6 percent in June. The pre-pandemic level was 63.3 percent.\n\nThe unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, with 7.2 million people unemployed. This is up from a 4.1 percent unemployment rate in June with 6.8 million people unemployed.\n\n###\n\nRelated News\n\nHern Introduces Legislation to Protect Small Businesses\n\nSeptember 10, 2025 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nWork brings dignity, and work requirements are a good thing\n\nJuly 26, 2025 | Posted in Articles\n\nHow to Protect Small Businesses from Bureaucratic Overreach\n\nJuly 23, 2025 | Posted in Articles\n\nHern Votes for One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, Codifying the Trump Agenda\n\nJuly 3, 2025 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nHern Applauds G7 Agreement on OECD Global Tax Deal\n\nJune 26, 2025 | Posted in Press Releases", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2962"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 10.975751094520092, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}