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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) echoed Democratic socialist candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim that Americans are working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Warren dismissed the low unemployment numbers under President Trump, arguing during an MSNBC interview that people were either working inadequate minimum wage jobs or "two, three, or four jobs to try to pay the rent and keep food on the table."...... On "Fox & Friends," GOP senators Tim Scott (S.C.) and Joni Ernst (Iowa) disagreed with the comments from Warren and Ocasio-Cortez, calling it "theater." Scott said there are nearly 150 million Americans in the workforce, with 7 or...

.....Ocasio-Cortez said, "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."..... .....In our review, we found many reasons why unemployment is low, and not for the overwork that Ocasio-Cortez cited. The biggest factors include strong economic confidence and the long-running economic recovery..... ....Over the past 12 months, the number of multiple job holders has ranged between 6 million and 7 million. That compares to more than 148 million Americans who are employed in a single job...... GRAPH AT LINK