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Ocasio-Cortez, progressives call on Schumer, Pelosi to strip SCOTUS of abortion jurisdiction

A group of House progressives led by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Mondaire Jones (D-called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to strip the Supreme Court of its abortion jurisdiction.

“We write to urge your support for restricting the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction in the areas of abortion, marriage equality, non-procreative intimacy, and contraception,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the congressional leaders.

“In doing so, we can ensure that, as Congress takes legislative action to codify each of these fundamental rights, a radical, restless, and newly constituted majority on the Court cannot further undermine the protections we would enact.”

The progressives pointed to Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, in which he suggested that that several other cases, which established the constitutional rights to contraception access, same-sex marriage and states not being able to ban consensual gay sex, should be revisited.

“The House of Representatives already passed the Women’s Health Protection Act (“WHPA”) last fall to codify the constitutional right to abortion, and if this bill becomes law, we can expect that legal challenges will eventually come before the Supreme Court again. Once more, the constitutional right to abortion would be put at risk,” they said. “We are concerned by the Court’s dismantling of other statutes duly enacted by Congress, including the Voting Rights Act and the Clean Air Act.”

“As we Democrats plan for further legislative action to protect and enshrine abortion rights, as well as the three other fundamental rights called into question in Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion in Dobbs, we urge the exercise of Congress’ constitutional powers under Article III to include language that removes the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction over such legislation,” they added later. 

Other lawmakers who signed onto the letter include Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), Marie Newman (D-Ill.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.).

Last month, the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, which determined the right to abortion was constitutional. At least nine states have now banned abortion, and other restrictions and bans in other states are expected.

Ocasio-Cortez said that the high court had “gone rogue,” adding that she believes that impeachment should be “on the table.” Multiple Democrats have also claimed that some of the current Supreme Court Justices were not forthcoming on their stance on Roe v. Wade during their Senate confirmation hearings.

“I believe impeachment should be on the table. I believe court expansion should be on the table. I believe that ethics rules should be on the table. I believe that recusal requirements should be on the table,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters on Tuesday. 

“I think all of it should be considered right now. And we shouldn’t be putting any tools out because of … the degree of which this court has gone rogue.”

The Hill has reached out to Schumer’s and Pelosi’s offices for comment. 

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Inflation has knocked Democrats down — but not out

Inflation hitting a record 9.1 percent was bad news for Democrats, but it could have been devastating. The blow was cushioned by the negative reaction to the reversal of Roe vs. Wade and the revelations from the Jan. 6 congressional investigatory committee that has shined the spotlight on former President Donald Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection.

The impact of the inflation rate during June precedes polling in early July that shows Democrats holding their own in the generic trial heat. The sharp rise in the prices for gas and groceries has certainly taken its toll on President Biden’s approval rating but Democrats are still hanging tough.

A national poll conducted for The New York Times in the second week of July showed that only one in three Americans approved of the president’s performance, and three-fourths of the public thought the nation was headed in the wrong direction. These usually are signs of big trouble for the president’s party in the midterm elections. With inflation increasing and the president low in the water, Republicans should be riding high. But the same survey indicated that Democrats were basically tied with Republicans in a head-to-dead generic matchup

The big question is why Republicans failed to capitalize strongly during a month when the inflation rate was so high. The answer is in the political headwinds that challenge GOP prospects for November. The problems the Republican Party must deal with are of their own making.

The first problem the GOP has is in the negative public reaction to the Dobbs abortion decision overturning Roe that the Supreme Court rendered in June. A national poll conducted after the official release of the decision for The PBS News Hour and National Public Radio by Marist University demonstrated the degree of damage that the conservative majority of the court could do to the dreams of a GOP Congress. Most Americans disapproved of the high court’s decision to overturn Roe and dismantle a constitutionally protected right to abortion access. Almost half of the public strongly disapproved of the verdict.

Republicans have accused Democrats of using the reversal of Roe as an distraction to turn voter attention away from inflation. But reproductive justice is not an abstraction to the thousands of women whose health and well-being is in jeopardy because they are unable to receive safe abortions. The inability of women to access care based on their state of residence — even if they are victims of rape or incest or in in the first trimester of their pregnancies — could become a more dominant issue if gasoline prices continue to recede.

The continued visibility of Trump has contributed to the GOP’s failure to get a big bump in the polls while prices skyrocketed last month. Republicans want to frame the midterms as a referendum on Biden, but the disgraced ex-president keeps getting into the picture.

Even worse for his party, Trump has hinted that he may announce his candidacy for a second bid for the White House before the 2022 midterms. This would turn a referendum on Biden’s presidency into a choice between the president and his predecessor. This is the last thing that GOP congressional leaders want.

If that wasn’t enough, the ongoing congressional investigation of the failed Jan. 6 Capitol coup keeps Trump in the middle of the media screen when the GOP wants the focus to be fixed on the incumbent president. The ongoing House Jan. 6 committee hearings have exposed Trump’s involvement in the extremist attempt to undermine the 2020 election certification of Biden’s popular and electoral vote victory. Most Americans think the former president’s actions went too far and threatened democracy.

Meanwhile, gasoline prices have started to decline and prices at the pump are a leading indicator of other goods driven by energy costs, like groceries. The website Gas Buddy estimates that average gasoline prices which peaked just over $5.00 per gallon could go down all the way to $4.25 to $4.00 soon. Will the GOP be able to keep the heat on Democratic congressional candidates as gas prices continue to decline?

Inflation has knocked Democrats down but not out. The Republican Party lost both the Senate and House during Trump’s failed presidency. Will Trump’s lingering shadow cast a pall over GOP prospects a big win this November?  Republicans may be kicking themselves and their self-appointed national spokesman in three months.

Brad Bannon is a Democratic pollster and CEO of Bannon Communications Research. His podcast, “Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,” airs on Periscope TV and the Progressive Voices Network. Follow him on Twitter: @BradBannon

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These are the worst cities for commuters

Fewer than half of Americans are commuting to work so far in 2022 and their experiences vary widely often depending on which city they’re in.  

Most commuters – around 85 percent – travel by car, while 11 percent use public transportation. Even smaller shares take taxis or carpool, according to a recent analysis by Bankrate. 

Bankrate found that Chicago has the heaviest traffic, while California holds the number one ranking for the state with the most car accidents. 

The Bankrate analysis then evaluated the best and worst U.S. cities for commuters, based on a series of measures including hours spent in transit, fuel cost, hours lost in traffic, and annual commuting cost. 

Buffalo, NY, where commuters spend an average of 22 minutes in transit and $641 annually on their commutes, took the top spot as the best city. 

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The average annual cost nearly doubled in the worst American city for commuters: Detroit. Commuters in the Motor City spend nearly $1,000 per year on fuel, and lose 13 hours while stuck in traffic.  

Bankrate also looked at the annual costs for new car maintenance, finding the average cost to operate a new car in 2021 – based on an AAA analysis – was $9,666 for drivers who put on at least 15,000 miles per year. 

Commuters are also contending with inflation, which has led to rapidly rising gas prices. Yet after peaking at a nationwide average of around $5 per gallon, the national average has fallen to $4.57 per gallon. 

Here are the five worst cities for commuters in the U.S., 

1. Detroit 

2. Atlanta 

3. New York 

4. Riverside, California 

5. Los Angeles 

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Wisconsin abortion providers partner with Planned Parenthood of Illinois to keep providing abortion care

Abortion providers in Wisconsin have found a solution to their state’s restrictive abortion law: travel to neighboring Planned Parenthood of Illinois to continue to provide abortion care to Wisconsin residents across state lines. 

Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) and Wisconsin (PPWI) announced this week that the two reproductive health care providers are partnering to bring trained medical professionals into Illinois to meet the growing patient demand for abortion care. 

The decision to partner is in response to a century-old 1849 abortion law that could take effect in Wisconsin and criminalize the procedure. Wisconsin can now enact this law after the Supreme Court ruled in June that there is no constitutional right to abortion–overturning the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. 

PPWI has already begun sending its medical providers over to PPIL’s Waukegan, Illinois clinic several days a week—about 130 miles away from the state’s shared border.  

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That Waukegan clinic was opened for precisely this reason, with Jennifer Welch, president and CEO of PPIL, explaining at a press conference that the clinic opened in 2020 in anticipation that abortion access would become restricted or outright banned in Wisconsin if Roe were to be struck down. 

Wisconsin medical providers also began training and becoming certified to provide care in Illinois earlier this year, so they are now ready and able to provide abortion care to any Wisconsin resident that needs it. 

For Wisconsin residents that seek abortion services, they will likely need to travel to PPIL’s Waukegan clinic but can receive pre-and-post-procedure care in Wisconsin. PPWI is currently suspending all abortion care—and was one of only two abortion providers operating in the state. 

“Since the Supreme Court’s decision, our call volume has doubled and we’re referring all of our abortion patients out-of-state for care. The majority of these patients are being referred to Illinois,” said Tanya Atkinson, president and CEO of PPWI. 

Atkinson also said PPWI is working to educate Wisconsin residents of their abortion care options including providing resources for financial support if they need to go out-of-state for care. 

Illinois is quickly becoming an abortion safe haven for many people around the country, with state health data revealing about 9,700 pregnancies were terminated for out-of-state residents in 2020—the highest number Illinois has experienced over the past 25 years. 

“Because abortion is safe and legal in Illinois, we are now an oasis for care, as millions of patients are stranded in a vast abortion desert, including Wisconsin residents,” said Welch.

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House passes bill to temporarily suspend tariffs on baby formula imports

The House passed a bill on Friday to temporarily suspend tariffs on baby formula imports, a move that some are hoping will help parents and families as they continue to struggle with formula shortages.

The legislation, titled the Formula Act, passed in a 421-2 vote, with Republican Reps. Rick Allen (Ga.) and Louie Gohmert (Texas) opposing the measure. All Democrats present supported the measure. Six Republicans and one Democrat did not vote.

The bill calls for suspending tariffs on imports of baby formula through the end of December by amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The office of Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), the sponsor of the legislation, said the measure will decrease the cost of baby formula brought into the U.S.

Parents and families in the U.S. have been struggling with a shortage of baby formula for months. The closure of an Abbott Nutrition manufacturing plant was partially responsible for the scarcity. It shuttered operations after four infants who consumed formula had a rare bacterial infection and were hospitalized.

The factory, however, resumed production earlier this month.

Frustrations with the formula shortages reached a boiling point in May, when the scarcity made national headlines and mobilized lawmakers to act.

While news coverage of the baby formula scarcity has largely quieted down, stores in the U.S. are still facing difficulties when it comes to stocking shelves with the product. According to data from market-research firm IRI cited by The Wall Street Journal, roughly 30 percent of powdered formula products were out of stock in stores in the U.S. during the week ending on July 3.

The House and Senate approved a bill in May to permanently relax restrictions on the kinds of baby formulas that can be bought by individuals as part of the federal low-income assistance program for women, children and infants (WIC). Individuals in the WIC program account for roughly half of the baby formula purchased in the U.S.

The House cleared the measure in a bipartisan vote, and the Senate approved the bill by unanimous consent. President Biden later signed it into law.

Additionally, the White House has announced eight Operation Fly Formula Missions, which are meant to help transport the product to the U.S.

The lower chamber also approved a bill in May that would provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with $28 million in emergency funding to bolster inspections of formula created at plants in different countries, and to protect against shortages down the road by making sure the agency is ready to deal with supply chain disruptions. The measure, however, has not moved in the Senate.

DelBene applauded the passage of the Formula Act in a statement, calling it a “straightforward solution.”

“No parent should struggle to find or afford food for their babies. Removing tariffs on foreign formula will help provide families a real discount and get product on shelves,” she said. “This is a straightforward solution that will help communities around the country deal with this ongoing crisis.”

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Senate can boost agriculture’s battle against climate change

Budget reconciliation legislation that includes investments for climate programs, among other outlays, is now pending in the Senate and presents lawmakers with a tremendous opportunity to address climate change in a meaningful way. Already passed by the House of Representatives in 2021, climate and clean energy investments will provide resources to mitigate the impacts of climate change, while also improving the quality of life in rural counties, as well as helping farm families and their communities.

During the first six months of 2022, the United States was struck by nine individual billion-dollar weather and climate events, including three severe weather events and extreme drought. This summer alone, the U.S. has experienced record-breaking extreme heat and drought that has threatened over 100 million people.

While negotiations will determine how large and what is included in the package, a top priority should be significant investments that would help farmers adapt, improve resiliency and deliver concurrent greenhouse gas reduction services. Given the major toll climate change is taking on the agricultural sector, investments in climate-smart agriculture programs are critically important and needed. Higher temperatures eventually reduce yields of desirable crops, encourage weed and pest proliferation and adversely affect livestock operations. Changes in precipitation patterns, which can lead to drought and flooding, increase the likelihood of short-run crop failures and long-run production declines.

Programs in the spending measure aimed at boosting agricultural resilience against — or the sector’s adaptation to — these changes in climate are needed now more than ever to maintain the U.S. position as the world’s leading agricultural exporter. Global hunger is at record levels and rising, according to the annual “State of Food and Nutrition in the World 2022” (SOFI) released just last week by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme. The report shows up to 828 million people went hungry in 2021, an increase of 46 million people compared to the previous year. The findings also show there has been increase in global hunger of 150 million people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study paints a grim picture of food security globally, and it’s important that policymakers champion measures that will ensure this nation’s long term productive capacity. The United States is the world’s top food exporter thanks to high crop yields and extensive agricultural infrastructure. Lawmakers must help keep U.S. agriculture a leading force in world markets. That protection includes supporting investments in research, forest protection, conservation and renewable energy.

Among the outlays that should be included in the measure before the Senate are funds to boost agricultural research, especially the work being done at Land-Grant Colleges and Universities extension activities relating to this growing threat to our climate. The measure should also take aim at climate issues being faced by our forestry industry by including critical appropriations for programs to help combat catastrophic wildfires, including hazardous fuel treatments across the National Forest System and adjacent properties.

Equally important are investments in vital conservation programs and extensions of tax credits that have driven large-scale growth in clean energy like wind, solar and renewable fuels. Other outlays in the measure should go to help rural communities and co-ops convert to renewable energy. A good example is the Rural Energy for America (REAP) program, which offers loans and grants to farmers and rural communities seeking to improve their energy efficiency. Significant funding should also be appropriated to boost the nation’s renewable fuels infrastructure, providing market access for producers while offering less expensive, cleaner transportation fuels for consumers.

If policymakers need any more incentive to take climate action, they should know that the economic costs of inaction could reach $14.5 trillion of lost GDP for the United States by 2070. In the clean-energy sector alone, the United States is losing $2 billion of economic activity for every month no action is taken.

Action to improve the resilience of U.S. agriculture along with food and nutrition security is imperative. We urge the Senate to pass climate and clean energy investments now.

A.G. Kawamura is a third-generation produce grower and shipper from Orange County, California. A former secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, he is founding co-chair of Solutions from the Land, a nationally recognized non-profit that is developing innovative and sustainable climate-smart collaborations for 21st-century agriculture.

Fred Yoder is a fourth-generation farmer who has lived and farmed near Plain City, Ohio for more than 40 years. A former president of the National Corn Growers Association, he is a founding board member and now co-chair of Solutions from the Land. He also serves as chair of the North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance, a farmer-led platform inspiring agricultural partners to innovate effective local adaptations that sustain productivity, enhance climate resilience and contribute to local and global sustainable development goals.

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Here are the 10 worst cities for job seekers right now

Honolulu, Hawaii and New York City are the top two worst cities for job seekers, according to a new report from personal finance company MoneyGeek.  

The report comes amid a surprisingly positive job market update from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reported that last month employers added 372,000 new jobs.  

But despite the stronger-than-expected job market update, the majority of Americans are still afraid that a recession is imminent. Seventy percent of people believe that an economic downturn will happen in the next six months, according to a survey from MagnifyMoney. 

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Another 68 percent said that they are not financially prepared for a recession, according to the same survey.  

MoneyGeek analyzed 75 of the largest cities in the country and looked at their job growth, hourly wages, unemployment rates and average wages over monthly rent to see which areas were the best suited for those looking for new work. 

While the best cities listed in the report were listed as “affordable, growing and relatively uncompetitive,” those that made the list for worst cities had unaffordable housing compared to income, very competitive job markets and slow job growth.  

1. Urban Honolulu, HI 

2. New York, New York  

3. McAllen, TX 

4. Springfield, MA 

5. Cleveland, OH 

6. Pittsburgh, PA 

7. Oxnard, CA 

8. Allentown, PA 

9. Baltimore, MD 

10. Richmond, VA 

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Top cryptomining companies have nearly enough electrical capacity to power Houston

A handful of leading cryptocurrency miners have the electrical capacity equivalent to nearly every residence in Houston, Texas, according to data released by Democratic members of Congress on Friday. 

In a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, members led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) noted that leading cryptominers have developed more than 1,045 megawatts in mining capacity as of February.

Companies that responded to the members’ inquiries included Riot, Bit Digital, Bit Deer, Stronghold,  Marathon and Greenidge. 

Following a crackdown on cryptomining by the Chinese government, mining operations have increasingly moved onshore in the U.S., according to the members. The U.S. share of global mining for Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, increased from 4 percent in August 2019 to nearly 38 percent in January.  

The data divulged in the investigation also indicates the two biggest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, consume electricity at an annual rate exceeding that of the entire United Kingdom, which created nearly 80 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions last year. The power demands associated with mining also affect local customers, they wrote, citing a recent finding that mining added about $79 million to annual electric bills in upstate New York. 

“Our investigation suggests that the overall U.S. cryptomining industry is likely to be problematic for energy and emissions. But little is known about the full scope of cryptomining activity,” the lawmakers wrote. “Given these concerns, it is imperative that your agencies work together to address the lack of information about cryptomining’s energy use and environmental impacts, and use all available authorities at your disposal…  to require reporting of energy use and emissions from cryptominers.” 

Warren and the other members said some of the cryptomining operations in question said that their operations were environmentally friendly, such as Greenidge, which claimed its facility has never run on coal under its ownership. Bit Digital, similarly, called its Niagara Falls operations “neatly carbon-free.” 

However, the members wrote, the companies in question continue to use massive amounts of electricity that could be directed elsewhere, and continue to generate large amounts of emissions. 

The Hill has reached out to the companies in question for comment. 

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Why the US shouldn’t worry about a new cold war

As the conflict in Ukraine drags on and the U.S. also must prepare for a possible confrontation with China over Taiwan, there is growing concern about global tensions becoming larger conflicts. Since the Ukraine war began, there have been a variety of voices on the left and right expressing skepticism about whether the U.S. can achieve its goals in Ukraine by supplying arms, rather than using diplomacy. One argument against the U.S. standing with Ukraine and also with Taiwan is that this would set up a new cold war and that Washington should avoid drawing “red lines” or escalating tensions with the other great powers to create such a scenario.  

The logic of the U.S. and its allies standing with Ukraine, Taiwan and other states that are threatened by authoritarian aggression, of course, is that this preserves world order. Rather than being concerned that this produces a scenario of escalation that leads to a cold war with China and Russia, the U.S. and its allies should embrace the chance to lay out a policy similar to the one that won the Cold War with the Soviet Union. That war was defined by the fact that the U.S. and Russia, both nuclear-armed states, never went to war. They may have fought proxy conflicts, but the understanding that the stakes of a real shooting war were too high often led leaders to step back from the brink. 

The U.S. goal during the Cold War was to contain the Soviet Union. To do this, America created regional alliances, of which NATO became the most successful. This helped to establish a worldwide front line and an understanding with Moscow that generally worked. Russia didn’t seek to invade Turkey or Greece, and generally didn’t intervene heavily in conflicts such as the Korean or Vietnam wars.  

The U.S. and its allies such as Australia and Canada, and its friends in Asia such as South Korea and Japan, already are facing off against China’s muscular foreign and military policy. China has been accused of harassing Canadian war planes, for example. Australia has found itself on the potential firing line. A U.S. destroyer recently performed another “freedom of navigation” exercise through the South China Sea. All this points to the fact that the U.S. and China are already in some kind of a cold war — and that might not be a bad thing. 

Recognizing that we are in an emerging new global cold war with authoritarian regimes will help to lay down some parameters for this conflict. Instead of being concerned that we are entering a new era, we should embrace the notion. Once we accept the reality, we can be clear that we don’t want a nuclear standoff with China or Russia. Despite threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, it’s clear that Moscow isn’t rushing to escalate into a nuclear confrontation over Ukraine. Instead, Russia is using artillery and missiles to assault Ukrainians and force them to flee the country. 

Providing HIMARs and air defenses is a good way to balance Moscow’s aggression. This doesn’t mean the U.S. is using Ukrainians as a proxy force. Ukrainians want to live in an independent state, free of Russia’s attacks. They deserve the best defenses to achieve that. A key to this point is that they must be able to defend themselves; they aren’t pushing for a victory that leads them all the way to Moscow.  

Similarly, when it comes to Taiwan or other potential flashpoints in Asia, it is up to the local countries to decide if they want to resist potential aggression from Beijing. If they do, they deserve to have their independence. Being wary of confrontation with China simply because Beijing has nuclear weapons doesn’t make sense. The U.S. was not afraid to confront Russia during the Cold War, but Washington and Moscow both understood the stakes.  

Recognizing a new cold war also can benefit strategic policy decisions, such as reorganizing supply lines for things such as semiconductors or microchips. Western countries and their allies didn’t rely on Moscow for their energy needs or food during the Cold War; a more clear-eyed understanding of the need to invest in domestic production and shore up energy needs of countries in Europe will help to weather the coming storm. 

Rather than fearing a future that involves continued tensions with authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia, or their regional allies, Iran and North Korea, it is worth recognizing the new world reality and addressing it head on. 

Seth J. Frantzman is executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis. A former assistant professor of American Studies at Al-Quds University, he covers the Middle East for The Jerusalem Post and is a Ginsburg/Milstein writing fellow at the Middle East Forum. He is the author of “Drone Wars.” Follow him on Twitter @sfrantzman.

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Here are the 10 best cities for job seekers 

North Port, Florida and Austin, Texas are the top two cities for job seekers at the moment, according to a new report from MoneyGeek.  

The United States’ job market has taken a turn for the better, adding 372,000 new nonfarm jobs in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 

Unemployment also remains low with the BLS reporting the nation’s unemployment rate has stayed at 3.6 percent for the fourth month in a row.  

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But as the job market defies recession fears, there are still some cities that are better for prospective employees than others. MoneyGeek analyzed the 75 largest cities in the country to see how they fare for job seekers.  

Report crafters looked at the rate of job growth over the past year, hourly wages, unemployment rates and labor force size to determine each city’s ranking.  

Here are the top 10 cities for those looking for work:   

1. North Port, FL 

2. Austin, TX 

3. Jacksonville, FL 

4. Orlando, FL 

5. Dallas, TX 

6. Nashville, TN 

7. Atlanta, GA 

8. Raleigh, NC 

9. Tampa, FL 

10. Seattle, WA 

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