Economics
Democrats’ Job Losses Deeper Than Republicans’, Data Suggest
- Economist says unemployment rate 4 points higher for Democrats
- Extra benefits are a partisan issue Congress can’t agree on
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The pandemic has caused considerably deeper job losses for Americans who are likely to support Democrats compared with those who lean Republican, according to an economist who assessed voting tendencies from employment data.
July data from the Labor Department, combined with a Harvard University study, show the likely Democratic unemployment rate at 11.7% and the probable Republican rate at 7.6%, Jed Kolko, chief economist at jobs website Indeed, said in a Twitter thread Thursday. Measures such as the prime-age employment-population ratio have rebounded more for GOP leaners too, Kolko said.