WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following the release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ abysmal July jobs report showing the unemployment rate rise to 4.3%, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement and a weekly update on his actions to address America’s debt crisis, rising inflation and failing economy caused by the Biden-Harris administration's reckless and radical agenda. The July report shows that job creation is much lower than expected, and multiple jobs holders increased by 311,000, over the last year, highlighting the dark reality that more people are taking on multiple jobs to make ends meet. The report also shows that the June jobs report has been revised down by 27,000 jobs.

Senator Rick Scott said, “Growing up, my family had very little and we lived in public housing. I watched my parents struggle to find and keep jobs and saw how hard that made it for them to keep food on the table. It makes me furious that the Biden-Harris administration’s radical agenda is forcing that same hardship on families all across our country as unemployment rises, more than 450,000 full-time jobs have disappeared in the last year and 514,000 more Americans than at this time last year are working part-time jobs just to survive. This jobs report would be terrible even without the record inflation Biden and Harris have caused, but with Harris Price Hikes sending costs up 20% since January 2021, too many families are running out of money and options and seniors are having to come out of retirement to keep their homes.

“Under Democrat rule in Washington, our country has lost its way and chosen to incentivize people not to work – and now 100 million adults aren't in the labor force. If we want to rescue America from this nightmare of fewer jobs, skyrocketing inflation and now $35 TRILLION of debt, we need every American who is able to work to get back in the workforce. I am always optimistic about our future, but we can only fix this if we force a sea change in Washington that brings fiscal sanity and commonsense back to our government.”

Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has repeatedly urged action to address America’s debt crisis and the harmful effects of inflation. Click HERE for a comprehensive list of his statements and actions on this urgent issue and HERE for Senator Scott’s Quarterly Economic Snapshot.

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