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2024-06-26 10:50:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 679866085D7EC65B35A3764103A8D32262120EDF51FA78A922615AD804EB22DD
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Factually true but contextually misleading. He had fewer jobs when leaving because of the COVID pandemic, during which states shut down businesses, causing the unemployment numbers to artificially rise. If you look at his record before COVID hit, he gained jobs. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/6-2-million-unable-to-work-because-employer-closed-or-lost-business-due-to-the-pandemic-june-2021.htm https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS
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