The U.S. economy added only 235,000 jobs last month, significantly lower than what economists expected in part because of the surge in new coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant.
last month, significantly lower than what economists expected in part because of the surge in new coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant.Biden contended that despite the impact of the Delta variant and the poor jobs report, the economic recovery is "durable and strong."
"It's not just that I've added more jobs than in the first year of any president; it's that we've added jobs in every single one of my first seven job reports. And wages are going up," he continued.to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package this month in order to ensure the economy experiences "long-term prosperity," in addition to the initial recovery from COVID.
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