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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Friday, August 08, 2025

Almost two million Americans are collecting unemployment in the highest figures since the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of Americans who have been continuously receiving unemployment benefits rose by 38,000 to 1.97 million in late July, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. This unemployment number hasn't been this high since November 2021. The new unemployment numbers come after last Friday's grim July jobs report sent financial markets spiraling downward, spurring President Donald Trump to fire the head of the agency that tallies the monthly jobs numbers.

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Almost two million Americans are collecting unemployment in the highest figures since the COVID-19 pandemic.

It's no surprise that stinky is stinking it up again.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-08 04:41 AM | Reply

Meanwhile JD and Usha Vance take yet another vacation.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-08 05:02 AM | Reply

Trump is the unemployment President but have no fear, there is an easy solution. If you stop paying unemployment then there would be zero unemployed Americans.

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-08-08 09:58 AM | Reply

WARN Act notices indicate 1877 layoffs in the Houston area in the next few months. www.chron.com

This is the result of low crude prices. BP 6200 layoffs about 4000 around Houston, contractor work force also trimmed. www.chron.com

#4 | Posted by et_al at 2025-08-08 10:43 AM | Reply

Thanks, Trumpers!!

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-08 12:43 PM | Reply

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