Biden Says Jobs Figures Represent 'Steady Progress'
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On Friday, President Biden described the September jobs report as a sign of steady progress in the United States’ economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic. While left-leaning articles highlight that the jobs report revealed an economy still trying to heal from the coronavirus pandemic, right-leaning articles highlight that a deeper look into the numbers only confirms that the United States is in dire economic straights.
A left-leaning article by The Associated Press highlights that the jobs report revealed an economy still trying to heal from the coronavirus pandemic. Republicans can correctly assert that Biden is now unlikely to deliver on the 7 million jobs he touted earlier this year.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Biden zeroed in on the data point showing that the unemployment rate fell below 5 percent for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. He said that the U.S. economy has added 600,000 jobs on a monthly basis under his watch.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that a deeper look into the numbers only confirms that the United States is in dire economic straights. The article notes that this is the second straight month where jobs numbers have underperformed economists’ projections.