Labor secretary downplays warning signs, insists job market is ‘strengthening’ despite rising unemployment Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer defends the rising unemployment rate of 4.6% as a positive sign that more Americans are seeking jobs under the Trump administration. Original Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/labor-secretary-downplays-warning-signs-insists-job-market-strengthening-despite-rising-unemployment