On the heels of a sluggish November jobs report, Pres. Joe Biden on Friday touted the country's employment landscape as improving despite there being fewer jobs added last month than economists expected
The new variant has been identified in New York, Hawaii, California, Colorado and Minnesota.On the heels of a sluggish November jobs report, President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country's employment landscape as improving despite there being fewer jobs added last month than economists expected.
"I'm OK. I have a test every day to see -- a COVID test," Biden said."I have a 1-and-a-half-year-old grandson who had a cold who likes to kiss his pop."MORE: Omicron live updates: Vaccinated people make up 'many' of the US cases, CDC says Biden, instead, focused on the report showing that the nation's unemployment rate fell sharply from 4.6% to 4.2% -- the lowest it's been since the pandemic began but still higher than the pre-pandemic unemployment rate of 3.5%. Still, he touted the report as"incredible news" and a sign that the economy is"stronger" than it was a year ago.
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